"While the Marlins have offered Albert Pujols a nine-year contract, two major-league sources said it is well below the $200 million figure that the Cardinals previously offered their star first basemen.

"The [salary] number doesn't have a "2" in front of it," one source said.

In other words, landing Pujols is probably a bit of a long shot for the Marlins.

But, with more money to spend than ever before, the Marlins spent the final day of the general managers' meetings on Wednesday continuing to pursue other high-profile free agents while also talking to teams about potential trades."