[aljurgela]

I am very happy. He is a GREAT player and it would have been devastating to lose him. Now we can build around him. After 2002 I really doubted if I would ever see the Angels back in the World Series. Now, for the first time, I have hope. The farm system is better than it was a couple of years ago. Pujols' contract (which I hated) will come off the books in 2021, I think. This is about as excited as I have been since the Angels signed Vlad.

and.... he is a nice kid. He has signed for my son 4 times and given him a practice ball. Happy for him, the Angels and myself as a fan.

Rarely do these long term deals work out. Here I am betting that it will.

Thanks to Arte Moreno for making the right call after the Josh Hamilton and Pujols disasters.