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Jayson Stark of ESPN.com was a guest of “The Sports Bash with Mike Gill” on my station, 97.3 ESPN FM in South Jersey. Stark spoke first and foremost about Barry Larkin being the only player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this time around.Among the topics that hit closer to home – the bullpen. Stark says the Phillies haven’t completely closed the door...

The Cincinnati Reds have agreed to sign closer Ryan Madson pending a physical examination, a major league source confirmed to FOXSports.com. Madson likely will be the Reds closer, after saving 32 games with a 2.37 ERA for the Phillies last year. Philadelphia replaced Madson early in the free-agent period by signing Jonathan Papelbon to a four-year, 50 million contract. Madson effectively...

Dead Calm. Ryan Madson without a care in the world, moments after fishing partner Jonathan Papelbon went missing. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA (Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) It seemed innocent enough; The Philadelphia Phillies former closer taking the high priced free agent who took his place out on the high seas for some fun in the sun. Ryan Madson thought he was a shoe in for the closer...

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:41 pm ET By Anthony Caruso III The Capital Sports Report Philadelphia Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. and Uber agent Scott Boras are at odds right now. Both men have disagreed on what led then-Phillies closer Ryan Madson to sign a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. He signed a one-year, $8.5 million deal with the team. However, months...

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Ryan Madson is in serious talks with the Cincinnati Reds, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Madson spent 2011 as a closer for the Philadelphia Phillies, saving 32 games while posting a 2.37 ERA. He had spent the previous four seasons as a setup man before the team before injuries thrust him into the closing role. He responded with a superb year, coinciding with his free agent...

The veteran could find himself in the Phillies bullpen in 2012. When Jimmy Rollins inked his contract extension last month, it signaled the end of the shopping season for Ruben Amaro and the Phillies front office. Coupled with the Jonathan Papelbon deal that kicked off the start of free agency, the Phillies have more or less addressed the most pressing issues for the team as they...

Madson's agent, Scott Boras, says that the Phillies and Madson had a deal and then the Phillies decided to sign someone else.Ruben Amaro, Jr., the Phillies' GM, sharply disagrees but doesn't want to get into a public dispute with Boras.Whom do you believe?The story I heard was that Madson and the Phillies had agreed in principle on a four-year, $44 million deal and then...

The Reds have agreed to sign Ryan Madson, Jon Heyman of SI.com tweets. Scott Boras represents the right-hander, who figures to become the closer in Cincinnati's new-look bullpen. Madson posted a 2.37 ERA with 9.2 K/9, 2.4 BB/9 and a 48.8% ground ball rate in 60 2/3 innings for the Phillies in 2011. The 31-year-old saved 32 games in his first full season as a closer. Last week 17...

Free-agent closer Ryan Madson and the Cincinnati Reds reached an oral agreement on an $8.5 million, one-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal.