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Ryan Howard Seeks $18 Million in Arbitration

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Holy wow. The Phillies have offered $14 million, and Howard wants $18 million. 

A little Player A / Player B:


BORN 2008 STATS 2008 VORP
DEFENSE STAYS HEALTHY?
Player A November 1979 .251/.339/.543 36.4 Bad Yes
Player B November 1979 .236/.386/.513 36.6 Really bad Yes

Which one's better? Player A has posted higher batting averages in the past, so I'd rather have him going forward, but these players were pretty similar in lots of ways in 2008.

Player A is Howard, who's now assured of making at least $14 million this year. Player B is Adam Dunn, who's still looking for a team. This isn't a good year to be a free agent, and you can look at Howard's arbitration figures and see why the Diamondbacks didn't offer Dunn arbitration.

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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