Albert Pujols is open to transitioning into coaching. Eventually. Just not yet.

The retired slugger popped into the St. Louis Cardinals' spring training camp Thursday to visit with former teammates, and while he believes coaching or some other role within Major League Baseball will happen, he's not eager to give a timetable.

"Listen, 23 years and 24 years following a schedule from February all the way to October is tough," said Pujols, who retired in October after 22 years split mostly between the Cardinals and the Los Angeles Angels. "Now I have the freedom to have my own schedule. That's something that I'm grateful about."