Ryan Howard 5-Year Extension 5/$125MM + $10MM buyout THREAD

by 1 » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:35:00

Buzhardt wrote:MLBTR is posting it:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/04/r ... nsion.html

Aaaaaand Tim Dierkes doesn't like it one bit.

then it must be false

by **Woody** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:35:19

I'd be shocked if anyone here was all: "hey, good move"

by **joe table** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:35:39

Victorino sold to a sweatshop owner to clear payroll

by **Eem** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:36:23

"Limited" no-trade.

by **snakster** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:36:44

Now they can focus on a new two year deal for Moyer.

by **Bucky** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:36:59

hey, good move

by **Woody** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:37:16

I sure hope they keep packing that stadium, um, in perpetuity

by **Eem** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:38:06

Someone call Adrian Gonzalez's agent and make sure he isn't having any chest pains.

by **joe table** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:40:03

This is seriously where the Yankees d*ck everyone over. His agent was successfully able to use Teixiera's contract as a precedent, even though Teix's contract wasn't a smart baseball decision either, and the Yanks are able to lay that out because they are in their own universe revenue-wise.

Phillies are probably saying to themselves "well, we didn't go to 8 years at least like they did," although they did up the AAV significantly. Rube got taken to the woodshed on this one

by 1 » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:40:35

ron howard must be a heck of a heavy

by **Woody** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:41:10

He's Ed Wade in Ahab's clothing

by **Marion** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:41:23

Does this mean the Pujols trade is off?

by **Ace Rothstein** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:41:48

on the espnews bottom line , it has to be true now

by **GrizzledVeteran** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:42:50

Maybe there's a $100 million signing bonus so they can keep Wertz.

by **jerseyhoya** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:43:03

So this is happening huh

Well I guess they're rewarding Howard for hitting like a left handed Bruntlett this past week and a half

by **Ace Rothstein** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:44:48

First baseman Ryan Howard has signed a five-year contract extension with a sixth-year club option with the Phillies that could take him through the 2017 season, the team announced on Monday.

The deal guarantees Howard $125 million over five years and could reach $138 million over six years.

The five-year extension will pay Howard $20 million in each of the 2012 and 2013 seasons and $25 million per year from 2014-16. The club option is worth $23 million with a $10 million buyout. The extension includes awards bonuses and a limited no-trade provision.

by **jerseyhoya** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:45:46

OMFG 10 mil buyout :lol:

by **Woody** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:45:54

As DeSean Jackson would say: "Sheeeeeesh"

by **CalvinBall** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:47:20

Do these guys know nothing about aging power hitters?

by **Trent Steele** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 14:48:09

This is awful.

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