Is Albert Pujols officially a bust?

The aging slugger has eight years and $200 million left on his contract

Pujols is turning out to be a huge whiff for the Angels.
(Image credit: Getty Images/Brian Bahr)

Albert Pujols is likely done for the year with a foot injury, and the Los Angeles Angels, who sit nine games out of the last American League playoff spot, may be starting to regret handing out that mega-deal to the aging slugger just two years ago.

Pujols is still statistically an above-average player. Yet given the enormous financial commitment the Angels made to lure him away from St. Louis — 10 years and $240 million — the team was expecting far more than just decent production.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.