Albert Pujols a Royal? We’ve heard dumber ideas

Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals were not able to agree on a new contract. The superstar is eligible for free agency at the end of the season, raising the possibility — OK, fantasy — that he might sign with Kansas City.

Pujols in Royals blue is not the craziest idea. The slugger attended Fort Osage High School and met his wife, Dee, here. The Royals have the payroll flexibility — i.e., no old farts signed to bad contracts — that a play for his services would require.