Albert Pujols: Interesting Clauses in His Mega-Contract

According to the London Free Press, Albert Pujols has some very interesting clauses in his brand-new contract.

First of all, if Pujols hits 763 home runs to break Barry Bonds' career record, he will receive a $7 million bonus. He will definitely generate more than $7 million worth of revenue for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as he pursues this target. Therefore, even though it seems like a very large bonus, in the grand scheme of bringing Pujols and his revenues the Los Angeles, it really is not that big of a financial hit. For Pujols, it is also a very nice incentive because it is very possible that this record will come into range very shortly.

One other interesting incentive that this article mentions is that Pujols will receive a $3 million bonus if he collects 3,000 hits. Right now, he is at 2,073. This record is definitely possible, and I would even venture to say probable. He is only 32 years old. This essentially means that over the 10 years of his contract, he needs to collect just under 100 hits per season. That is definitely not a problem for someone of Pujols' caliber. His 162-game average of hits for his career is 197. Therefore, he seems to have plenty of time to reach this one.

This article brought out two very interesting little clauses in Albert Pujols' contract that show just how close he is to these historic marks. It takes a very special player to be able to show this type of dominance over approximately the first half of his career. He is a special player, and will probably be remembered as the best player of this generation.