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What price Albert Pujols?
From the executive offices at on Clark Street in St. Louis to the bar at Mike Shannon’s place, from the Marina Del Rey, Calif., digs of player agent Dan Lozano to the shaven head of Pujols himself, the question hangs like a curveball thrown the first day of spring.
Perhaps nine months from free agency and at 31 years old the foremost offensive player in the game (and two-time Gold Glove winner), Pujols on Feb. 16 will walk into the clubhouse at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla.
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