If ever there was a sentence that seems impossible to exist in the Post-Dispatch sports section, it’s this one: Albert Pujols cleared waivers.
He was designated for assignment last Thursday after a disagreement with the Angels about the downsizing of his role. Then he was released. He passed through waivers unclaimed, meaning every other team predictably passed on the opportunity to secure his services first by paying what was left of the $30 million the Angels remain on the hook to pay. Pujols became a free agent up for grabs for a prorated share of the major-league minimum until the defending champion Dodgers picked him up Saturday.