Current Contract
Signed a seven-year, $100 million contract extension with a $16 million club option for 2011 on February 20, 2004.

2004: $7,000,000
2005: $11,000,000
2006: $14,000,000
2007: $15,000,000
2008: $16,000,000
2009: $16,000,000
2010: $16,000,000
2011: $16,000,000 (or $5,000,000 buyout)

*Pujols received a full no-trade clause for 2004-2006 and a limited no-trade clause for remainder of deal. $12 million will be deferred ($3 million per-year from 2007-2010 at 0% interest to be paid in 10 installments of $1.2 million from 2020 to 2029). He receives a $200,000 bonus for winning an MVP, $100,000 for finishing second in MVP balloting, and $50,000 for being selected to an All-Star game and winning a gold glove.

Agent: Dan Lozano & Jeff Borris, Beverly Hills Sports Council

Became a Cardinal
Selected in the 13th round (402nd overall) of the June, 1999 First-Year Player Draft. Received a $60,000 signing bonus.

2008 Season
Pujols had another MVP-caliber season, finishing the 2008 campaign with 37 home runs, 116 RBIs and a .357 batting average. Pujols spent a couple of weeks on the DL with a calf injury and once again he had to deal with discomfort in his elbow, but signifance offseason surgery is very unlikely. The Cardinals missed the postseason, but Albert racked up the post season awards including; the Sporting News Player of the Year, the Players Choice NL and MLB Player of the Year, and the Roberto Clemente Award, topping it all off with his second National League MVP Award!

2007 Season
Pujols was slowed down at the end of the season with a strained left calf muscle. He still played in 158 games, hitting .327 with 32 home runs and 103 RBI. He scored 99 runs, missing scoring 100 runs for seven consecutive seasons by just one run.

Career Notes
In 2008, Pujols hit his 300th career home run in July, becoming only the 18th active player with 300 or more career home runs.

Despite a career-year, Pujols was snubbed of the MVP award in 2006, but he did win his first Gold Glove award, and more importanly his first World Series ring. He put up career-best marks in home runs (49), RBIs (137) and slugging percentage (.671), while falling just short of a new personal best in on-base percentage (.431).

A 13th round draft pick by the Cardinals in 1999, Pujols has arguably had the best start to a career of any player in Major League Baseball history.

2006 marked "El Hombre's" sixth straight season with a .300 batting average, 100 runs, 30 home runs and 100 runs batted in. On July 13, 2006, Pujols became the first player in Major League history to have 30 or more home runs in his first six seasons, and he is also the youngest player to hit 250 home runs in the Majors.

Player Awards
National League MVP Award 2008
Oscar Charleston Legacy Award 2008
Dick Schaap Memorial Player of the Year 2008
Sporting News Player of the Year 2008
Player's Choice MLB Player of the Year 2008
Player's Choice NL Player of the Year 2008
Sporting News All-Star Team 2008
The Roberto Clemente Award 2008
NL All-Star (01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07,