The Phillies have made some sweeping changes this offseason, with one of the more notable moves being the addition of former Red Sox closer (and owner of one of the most intense faces in baseball) Jonathan Papelbon. The addition of Papelbon cluttered the closer position to the point where the Phillies closer from last year, Ryan Madson, signed a one year, $8.5 million deal with the Cincinnati Reds. The contract of Madson, who was in contract talks with Philly until late November, pales somewhat in comparison to the deal between the Phillies and Papelbon, which was a four year, $50 million contract.
The 31 year old Madson went 47-30 with a 3.59 ERA in eight seasons in Philadelphia, while in 2011 he was 4 – 2 with 2.37 ERA and converted 32 of 34 save attempts after taking over the closer role because of an injury to Brad Lidge. Madson seemed to take to the closer well last year, as he only had 20 saves in his career coming into the season
In comparison, last year in Boston, J...
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