Jim Salisbury has said all along that the Phillies have to "budget" as if Ryan Madson could accept arbitration since it's a posibility, but Sully always added that it was unlikely Mad Dog would actually accept.
The closer market appears to be drying up a bit, with the Blue Jays trading for Sergio Santos this morning, so that could change Madson's thinking a bit.
Now, Jayson Stark is saying there's a buzz Mad Dog could be back in Philly next season with he and his agent Scott Boras testing the closer market next offseason instead:
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While that's clearly not what Ruben pictured his pen to be like (or his budget) in 2012, what a sick 8-9th inning duo would that be.
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@jaysonst
Jayson
Stark
As closer openings vanish, lots of buzz at meetings that Ryan Madson
could accept arb w/ #Phillies
& KRod might have to do same w/ #Brewers
Dec
06 via webFavoriteRetweet
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