Albert Pujols and the LA Angels: Long-Term Deals for Old Guys Are a Bad Bet

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed free agent Albert Pujols to a 10-year, $240 million contract during baseball's offseason.

His career .328 batting average—33rd best all time and tops of any active ball player at the time—along with all the home runs and his World Series performance from last fall all seemed too good to pass up.

Big mistake.

In a month with the Angels, Pujols has not hit his weight and has only picked up two home runs. Not the kind of production the Angels were expecting when they signed him.

However, this shouldn't have come as a surprise to them or to anyone else. The reality of baseball...

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