Chase got a four-year extension, seven years total, at $12M per.
I like it. He's 28 this season, 34 in the final year of the deal (2013), probably exiting his prime though still quite talented. Easier to get him to agree to a four-year extension past the three he has now than to get him to sign a four-year deal once he's a 31-year-old free agent. That ain't happening.
Also, the annual cost is a steal. Ryan Howard, though, will not be a steal. If he makes less than $18M per, I'll do cartwheels. He's still sewn up through this decade, but hard to imagine the Phillies going into arbitration with him again next year, not having locked up a long-term deal.
One pet peeve: In several of the stories announcing Chase's deal, his age was not listed. As a reader, I'd like to know how old the man will be when he's up for a raise again. Bearing that in mind, I told you up front.
-yan-ard, Brett Myers and Geoff Geary are still up for arbitration. I honestly don't know what strategy I'd support on the hotheaded wife-slapper. Reader(s), suggestions welcome!
I'll work on updating the site and making it a bit more user-friendly during the conference title games today.
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I'm thrilled. It is just so refreshing to see the organization get something done without all the angst-y handwringing of the past.
Not sure about the Mrs. Utley reference. Am I stupid? Did I miss something? Or is it just so arcane I am not capable of understanding it?
Oh, yeah, he got married yesterday - somehow I missed that big news. Yep, excellent career move.
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