Poor Ryan Madson. When the off-season first opened, it looked like he all set to get a big fat four-year, $40 million contract from the Phillies only to have them pull it off the table right when he thought they had an agreement. Now, several weeks later, Madson finds himself jobless and waiting for a comparable offer to the one he thought he had to come along.
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Now, for a Scott Boras client, waiting is just part of the game. Just look at Prince Fielder, one of the best hitters in the game, he too is sitting idly by waiting for a market to develop for him. Like almost all Boras clients, Prince will get his money. One can only assume that Madson will as well. Then again, you know what they say you do when you assume...
You see, where Fielder and Madson differ is that one is a prolific slugger and the other is a reliever. Teams with money love to spend on sluggers, relievers... not so much, even if said reliever has been consistently very ...
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