Phillies, Ryan Howard agree to $125 million extension

Thanks to his monster new deal, Philadelphia Phillies’ 1st baseman Ryan Howard will now be the 2nd highest paid player in baseball behind only Alex Rodriguez after agreeing to a $125 million, 5-year contract extension on Monday afternoon.

Howard has been one of baseball’s top sluggers, as he’s hit over 40 home runs & driven in over 130 runs in each of his last 4 seasons.

The 2-time All-Star can also miss in bunches, as he’s averaged 180 strikeouts or higher in each of his past 4 seasons as well.

During his 6-year career with the Phillies, Howard has won the NL Rookie of the Year award (2005), NL Most Valuable Player award (2006), two NL home run titles (2006 & 2008) & three NL RBI titles (2006, 2008 & ’09).