Hours before the Philadelphia Phillies failed to make the necessary plays in a 5-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants, they made one huge play off the field.
The Phillies announced they had locked up slugger Ryan Howard to a five-year, $125 million contract extension that could keep the All-Star first baseman in Philadelphia through 2017.
The contract runs through 2016, with a club option for 2017 that could raise the value of the deal to $138 million.
The extension makes Howard, who will average $25 million per year, the second wealthiest player in baseball, just behind Yankee third baseman, Alex Rodriguez, who makes $27.5 million in a 10-year deal that runs through 2017.
Howard has been a model of consistency since becoming an everyday player in 2005. He has averaged 49 home runs and 143 R ...
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Ryan Howard: Phillies’ $125M Deal With Howard Makes Lots of Cents
Posted: 27th April 2010 by Scott Eisenlohr in MLBComments Off on Ryan Howard: Phillies’ $125M Deal With Howard Makes Lots of Cents