Ryan Howard 58 HR's, 149 RBI's, .313 will make $900 000 this year!

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Because he's not eligible to cash in yet. Philly could have opted to try and pay him big dollars to lock him in, once he's eligible for free agency he ill mae over 20 M per year.
 

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Sure seems like the Phils are getting off cheap but they couldn't agree on a long term contract so they made him the highest paid player under contract after their rookie year ever. Knowing the Phils they were trying to low ball him on the long termer.
 

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Yeah like they tried to low ball Chase Utley. Pat Gillick has never been know to be cheap even going back to his days in Toronto. The reason Howard is making 900k is because Howard's agent don't want him to tie up his arbitration years and/or the first year he is able to become a free agent. Howard's people must think they can get more down the road by playing it year by year. Atleast until they get a much higher offer then Utley got.
 

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would still be hard for me to get up in the morning and go do the same thing again this year knowing I only make 900k when some relief pitchers make 10 million a year throwing once a week.
 

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Then he should of said yes to the deal that the Phillies were offering him. That 10 million dollar relief pitcher wasn't making 10 million in his 3rd year in the big leagues. As per most unions the more vested time you have put in the more you get paid. Just in baseball its on a much bigger scale.
 

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would still be hard for me to get up in the morning and go do the same thing again this year knowing I only make 900k when some relief pitchers make 10 million a year throwing once a week.


you act like he's been playing 8 years...Howard should have no problem hitting 40+ homers again this year....

Give me a break 'get up for another year' he's brand new still ...he should be bouncing off the ciubhouse walls with enthusiasm with that kind of bat speed.
 

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HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE:

Howard, in the second season of a five-year, $125 million contract, is batting .268 overall with 10 homers and 41 RBIs - including a current 0 for 16 drought that includes eight strikeouts. In Thursday night's series-opening 6-4 loss, he grounded into an inning-ending double play on a 3-0 pitch. ''Right now he's uncomfortable and he's not seeing (lefties) good,'' said Manuel, who met privately with Howard and hitting coaches Wally Joyner and Steve Henderson. ''It's just a matter of him getting his swing back and getting in a good groove. So we're going to do some drills with him, do some work with his hitting and also give him some time - let him sit down and kind of clear his head and we'll where he goes. And he's fine with it.''
 

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Howard started with Scranton/Wilkes Barre Red Barons back in the day that this topic started... When I saw him I remember saying he needs to work on his personality. I watch him today and He has the same stance after hitting one of his many deep fly-outs when he isn't striking out! Think Phils need to unload b4 their next reload........
 

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