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C.J. Wilson to Anaheim: 5 years, $77.5 million

By Adam J. Morris
ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 26: C.J. Wilson #36 of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the first inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 26, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 26: C.J. Wilson #36 of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the first inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 26, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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UPDATE -- It is 5 years, $77.5 million

Jon Heyman is reporting that C.J. Wilson has agreed to a five year, $75 million deal with the Anaheim Angels.

Okay, remember how I said that I thought the Pujols contract was a lousy contract and would hurt the Angels long-term?

Don't feel the same way about this deal. 5 years, $75 million is a fairly reasonable price for C.J., and I would have been happy if the Rangers' locked him up for that amount.

I've been resigned for a while to the fact that C.J. would be leaving, and been okay with the idea that he was going to the Angels, because I assumed the Angels would be moneywhipping him. They didn't, though...they signed C.J. to a reasonable deal that gives them a pretty stacked rotation.

This is a problem. I still don't think that the Angels are better than the Rangers, but this Wilson contract is a pretty good signing for Anaheim.