Undoubtedly, and if that's what he wants to go after, he'll get his money. I still say when it's all said and done, he'll take a little less (but still get a ton of freaking money) to stay in STL. Yeah, but a little less from what he's asking still seems to be way out of their price range. Albert seems to indicate in his most recent quotes that what the media is reporting as his "asking price" isn't accurate. Could well just be him trying to throw the media off...but I guess we'll see. Albert also has to play an entire season in front of these weirdos and doesn't want everyone thinking he's a selfish jerk. (Not that asking for what you're worth makes you a selfish jerk, but baseball fans in general are buffoons, let alone those St. Louis sycophants I'll never understand this stance that people take against athlete's salaries; because if they were in the same position they would want as much as they could get. I guess it's easier to take the "playing for the fun of it" route when you don't have the talent to play either for the fun or the money.