Sep 05, 2010 6:37 PM EST

The feud between Cardinals center fielder Colby Rasmus and manager Tony La Russa turned from passive-aggressive to possibly unsalvageable Sunday morning when the 24-year-old implied he?d like to leave St. Louis, prompting Albert Pujols to tell Yahoo! Sports ?we need to figure a way to get him out of here.?

The gradual degradation of Rasmus? relationship with the Cardinals has been a leading subplot in the team?s self-destruction.

Via Yahoo! Sports