The sports betting sites always have a hard time keeping up with all of the action in the free agency markets once the World Series has ended. This year was no exception. The biggest free agent fish was Albert Pujols. For the longest time it was rumored that Pujols was going to the Miami Marlins. But even nearly $200 million over 10 years was not enough to overcome the Marlins’ refusal to include a no-trade clause in Pujols’ offer, according to the price per head bookie experts. After a week or two in the running, the Marlins dropped out.
Because there seemed to be no other suitors for Pujols, the focus shifted back to the Cardinals. Even though rumors persisted that the Cardinals upped their offer from the preseason deal of 9 years worth $198 million, the Cardinals themselves denied rumors that they had changed their offer at all. Out of nowhere, Pujols signs a 10-year deal worth a reported $257 million with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. That should have put the Angels out of the free agent market, but it didn’t.
A betonline review of the Angels’ free agent wins includes former Texas Rangers’ ace C.J. Wilson. Now the Angels have the best hitter in baseball and one of the up and coming superstar pitchers to go along with an already potent starting rotation. The 2012 season could be very good to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Now the fans just need to hope that the new talent can mix together with the existing players and make a potent team.
