Angels Agree On Deal with Cardinals to hire Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols and the Angels contracted a $254MM deal today which will maintain the longtime Cardinal under contract until he's 41. Obviously, the signing has inspired some reactions across the league. Here are a few takes and additional details on the second-largest contract in baseball history:

Tim Dierkes' take: In hindsight, it was odd to be talking about offers in the $200MM range on the open market for Pujols, who still might be the ideal hitter in baseball. It looks like ultimately the Cardinals were way behind in their offer, as both the Marlins and Angels offered over $40MM more. Before the 2011 season, a contract for Pujols topping Alex Rodriguez's $275MM seemed possible in free agency, but a tough start to .Plus, the Yankees and Red Sox weren't involved.
any way I think "He left a pretty good impact over there. I don't think fans will soon forget what his contributions were," said former Cardinals manager and star Joe Torre, now an executive with Major League Baseball. "I still think the St. Louis fans are going to be more appreciative than angry."

Even though the rangers have been better for the past few years, We still are the last AL West Team to win the series and we were still winning the division back in 2009.  That isn't very long ago. 
If the Angels win with Pujols then both the Angels and Pujols will have made smart moves. Point is there doesn't need to be a loser in every transaction. No need call people traitors or say they are without honor just because things didn't turn out the way you wanted them to.