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No coincidences
Starting pitchers are a roll of the dice, but if you have a Wainwright, or a Kershaw, or a Verlander, it makes sense to lock them up. Aren't many true "aces" out there.
Cardinals schooled all of MLB when they let Pujols go. They've Allen Craiged and then Matt Adamsed first base and been fine. You can always find a productive corner infielder or outfielder if you play your cards right.
Hell, to be honest as far as position players go, I'd say Yadier Molina probably deserves as much as anyone. Again, the Cardinals let Pujols go and it allows them to lock up Yadi. This franchise doesn't succeed year in and year out by accident. As a Tiger fan, I'm jealous of them. Pretty much every other ballclub should be, too.