The Philadelphia Phillies and Ryan Howard agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract extension Monday that could end up keeping him around until 2017.
The slugging first baseman will make $20 million a year in 2012 and 2013 before putting away $25 million annually from 2014-16. The Phillies then have a $23 million option on him for 2017 along with a $10 million buyout. Big Brown has also received a limited no-trade clause where he is able to choose nine teams each year that he can be traded to with his consent.
Can you imagine him anywhere but the City of Brotherly Love?
"I tell you what, it’s a great feeling to have that security and know where you’re going to be," Howard said. "I feel what I’ve been doing over the last couple of years, I feel pretty confident that down the road, I’ll be right where I want to be and still doing the same things."[USA Today]
4 comments:
1. I like Ryan Howard
2. $25 mil/year is way too much to pay for Ryan Howard
Good deal. He won't get a significant raise for years to come.
The Phils are lucky to have players that are such huge deals in the MLB world.
Wow. He's good, but I didn't realize he's $25 Million a year good.
That's a good deal!! He worth it.
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