Earlier this week, the Phillies signed 1B Ryan Howard to a 5-year/$125 million contract extention. Howard’s current contract is not up until after the 2011 season, so his extention will take him through the 2016 season. In addition, the contract includes a team option for 2017 for $23 million or a $10 million buyout. I [...]
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What Can You Get For $140 Million?: First Base
January 11, 2010 – 7:09 am
I’m in the process of analyzing the Cubs roster in comparison to the other five biggest spending teams in baseball. To take a look at my methodology, visit my original post. One thing I learned while doing research for this series of posts is that first basemen are expensive. Of the six top spending teams, the [...]
Cubs Lose in Extras to Phillies
August 12, 2009 – 10:14 am
When you hear that Rich Harden took a perfect game into the sixth inning, you’ve got to believ e the story is going to turn out good for the Cubs. Unfortunately, this story doesn’t have a happy ending. Rich Harden pitched 6.1 innings of perfect baseball before Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz conived a walk off the [...]
