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PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Ryan Howard just wanted to concentrate on baseball this spring. No squabbles over his contract. No daily questions about his future.

The big slugger got his wish—and a hefty raise, too.

Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a $54 million, three-year contract on Sunday, avoiding a potentially contentious arbitration hearing.

The 2006 NL MVP will earn $15 million this season, $19 million next year and $20 million in 2011.

“The things that have happened prior with Ryan, it was really nothing adversarial, although I know with some people it was depicted that way,” Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. “We just agreed to disagree. It didn’t make us love Ryan any less, and it didn’t make Ryan love us any less

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The only professional athlete worth that kind of money (even if I am switching sports) is the immortal Danny White. All others suck in comparison.

SuperHornet wrote:The only professional athlete worth that kind of money (even if I am switching sports) is the immortal Danny White. All others suck in comparison.

Danny White was worth a jock strap, no more

dbackjon wrote:

SuperHornet wrote:The only professional athlete worth that kind of money (even if I am switching sports) is the immortal Danny White. All others suck in comparison.

Danny White was worth a jock strap, no more

Three years is a good deal for the Phillies and Howard. Howard got the $18 mil a year he wanted, the Phillies got a slugger (who strikes out a lot... but still produces, especially in the clutch) for three more years in his prime at a set price. Not to mention the Phils resigned most of their core players this off season so it's looking like it's going to be a good few years. Now the only questions are who is going to be the 5th man in the rotation and will our bullpen be fine without Romero for 1/3 of the season?