Ryan Howard gets a huge raise

[chadlincoln]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2785837

He goes from $355,000 to to $900,000.



Show me the money!!!

[Philliebuster]

150%...slightly higher than my raise this year.

[Old_Style]

I guess 58 home runs doesn't pay out like it used to.

[LukeW9027]

Players with no track record dont get paid, its too bad. If only it were like the NBA howard would be getting $200M over 10 years.

[DSheppard]

come on, people here have to know how salaries work for players in their first 3 years..

when arbitration hits he will get up there pretty fast.

[chadlincoln]

come on, people here have to know how salaries work for players in their first 3 years..

when arbitration hits he will get up there pretty fast.

Year 1- Rookie of the year
Year 2- NL MVP

Come on now. Pay up.

[Old_Style]

come on, people here have to know how salaries work for players in their first 3 years..

when arbitration hits he will get up there pretty fast.

No, I understand. I just think it's funny that the reigning NL MVP is making less than $1 million.

[chadlincoln]

come on, people here have to know how salaries work for players in their first 3 years..

when arbitration hits he will get up there pretty fast.

No, I understand. I just think it's funny that the reigning NL MVP is making less than $1 million.

And Jason Marquis is getting $10 million.

[willy-t]

The amount ball clubs pay trash relievers these days it wouldn't hurt to toss his $3m or so, may go a long way to securing his services past 2011.

If I was Howard I'd be pi$$ed as if Thome wasn't there he may have been eligible for arbitration before his 26th birthday and he could be made for life by now.

[Amazinz]

And to think he is still 5 years away from FA eligibility. Maybe 4 since he supposedly becomes Super-2 next year but I don't really know much about that. If I was the Phillies I would have went and bought up the entire arb years plus 1 or 2 FA years. The Phillies are going to get hammered in arbitration next year.