The quietest but maybe most important offseason story is the contract negotiations between Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals. The superhuman slugger will become a free agent at the end of 2011 unless the Cardinals sign him.

Both sides have remained quiet. But there is some information to go from in predicting what may happen. Could the Cardinals end up without Pujols on their roster at the end of 2011? Could it happen sooner?

Here are the 10 biggest questions facing the St. Louis Cardinals in regards to the Pujols.

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