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Howard signs five-year extension
Slugging Phillies first baseman guaranteed $125 million
By Bailey Stephens / MLB.com
04/26/10 2:29 PM ET
The Phillies signed slugger Ryan Howard to a five-year contract extension on Monday that will run through the 2016 season and guarantees him at least $125 million.
The deal, which includes a club option for a sixth year, will pay the first baseman $20 million for the 2012 and 2013 seasons and $25 million for each season from 2014-16. Howard's sixth-year option is worth $23 million and includes a $10 million buyout.
Howard's deal also includes awards bonuses and a limited no-trade clause, the Phillies said in announcing the deal.
Currently at fifth place on the Phillies' all-time home run list at 225, the 30-year-old Howard has been a dominant force in the Phillies lineup since he won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2005. He cemented his status as a big-time slugger in 2006, when he won the NL MVP award and set a single-season club record with 58 home runs.
Last July, he reached the 200-career home run plateau in fewer games than anyone in Major League history, attaining that number in his 658th career game, 48 fewer contests than the previous record of 706, held by Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner since 1950.
But Howard, 29 years old at the time, wasn't close to being the youngest to reach 200. A late bloomer, he didn't become an everyday player in the Major Leagues until July 2005, when he was 25 years old.
Since then, he leads all Major League players in home runs (222) and RBIs (650).
Howard was named the MVP of the NL Championship Series for his role in the Phillies' pennant-clinching series last season, and he is the team's all-time leader in postseason RBIs with 27.
He is off to a strong start this season, hitting .275 with three homers and 16 RBIs.
Bailey Stephens is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Bueno hasta los 36 (o 37) años van a tener a Howard.
Cuanto le daran a Pujols ahora?????????
Fuente: MLB.com
Howard signs five-year extension
Slugging Phillies first baseman guaranteed $125 million
By Bailey Stephens / MLB.com
04/26/10 2:29 PM ET
The Phillies signed slugger Ryan Howard to a five-year contract extension on Monday that will run through the 2016 season and guarantees him at least $125 million.
The deal, which includes a club option for a sixth year, will pay the first baseman $20 million for the 2012 and 2013 seasons and $25 million for each season from 2014-16. Howard's sixth-year option is worth $23 million and includes a $10 million buyout.
Howard's deal also includes awards bonuses and a limited no-trade clause, the Phillies said in announcing the deal.
Currently at fifth place on the Phillies' all-time home run list at 225, the 30-year-old Howard has been a dominant force in the Phillies lineup since he won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2005. He cemented his status as a big-time slugger in 2006, when he won the NL MVP award and set a single-season club record with 58 home runs.
Last July, he reached the 200-career home run plateau in fewer games than anyone in Major League history, attaining that number in his 658th career game, 48 fewer contests than the previous record of 706, held by Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner since 1950.
But Howard, 29 years old at the time, wasn't close to being the youngest to reach 200. A late bloomer, he didn't become an everyday player in the Major Leagues until July 2005, when he was 25 years old.
Since then, he leads all Major League players in home runs (222) and RBIs (650).
Howard was named the MVP of the NL Championship Series for his role in the Phillies' pennant-clinching series last season, and he is the team's all-time leader in postseason RBIs with 27.
He is off to a strong start this season, hitting .275 with three homers and 16 RBIs.
Bailey Stephens is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Bueno hasta los 36 (o 37) años van a tener a Howard.
Cuanto le daran a Pujols ahora?????????
