The St. Louis Cardinals and Albert Pujols let the deadline come and go and no deal was struck. However, rumors about Pujols’ future continue. Here are the latest:

– Pujols said that he’s willing to revistt talks after the season. (Bob Nightengale, USA Today)

– Three executives close to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated say we should expect the Chicago Cubs to make a big push for Pujols.  One executive guess that Chicago will give Pujols $33 or $34 million for seven years.

– Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports said the Cardinals would have given Pujols the 10th highest salary in baseball around $19-21 million per season, but they were not willing to go 10 years.

– Tony LaRussa is ready for the deadline to come and go, according to Scott Miller of CBSSports.com.  “I think the last two days I’ve done more than enough talking,” La Russa said. “I don’t have anything more to say than I already did.

– Buster Olney of ESPN says that it is a day of hope for some owner outside of St. Louis because in all likelihood, it doesn’t look like Pujols will sign.

– Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated is in the same boat with Olney.  He doesn’t expect a deal to happen today.