Sorry, Angels fans. History shows Pujols deal could be a big mistake.

As expected, the winter meetings brought plenty of excitement and changed the baseball landscape this week. The Angels and Marlins made multiple significant additions while other clubs did some fine tuning. Here's the latest from around the baseball blogosphere on all of this week's moves and more... True Grich called the Albert Pujols signing a defining moment for the Angels. Saul Ball says ...

Albert Pujols could have been a wealthy Cardinal for life, planning for the day his statue would be erected outside Busch Stadium next to those of Stan Musial, Bob Gibson and other team greats.

The profile can vary from Peter O'Malley to George Steinbrenner. Passion and an open pocketbook are vital, but there is no perfect way. Arte Moreno of the Angels gets high marks. Soon after he bought the Angels in 2003, Arte Moreno endeared himself to fans by going on a $146-million free-agent shopping spree and lowering prices for beer and merchandise.

The profile can vary from Peter O'Malley to George Steinbrenner. Passion and an open pocketbook are vital, but there is no perfect way. Arte Moreno of the Angels gets high marks. The profile can vary from Peter O'Malley to George Steinbrenner. Passion and an open pocketbook are vital, but there is no perfect way.