Deadspin reports on Dan Lozano, Albert Pujols’s agent, and his alleged dirty tactics in dealing with with clients, other agents and front offices.
Albert Pujols was the best thing that ever happened to Dan Lozano, who by 2004 was nearly broke, colleagues say. A source familiar with the negotiations says the Cardinals knew of Lozano’s money issues (as did many GMs around baseball), and they knew he was desperate to get a contract extension signed as soon as possible.
“How can you handle your client’s finances when you can’t handle your own?” asks a rival agent.
The result: eight years at $14.5 million a year. One executive called it “the best owner’s contract in baseball,” according to a baseball source.
Gee, when that contract was written in 2004, it was the richest ever given to player at the years Pujols was at. There was absolutely no guarantee that the contract would be owner friendly at the time. You could look it up!
But hey, if Deadspin says it, even if it is completely unsourced, and received anonymously, it must be true.