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Remember when the Philadelphia Phillies didn’t trust Ryan Madson as a closer? In my head, I’ve probably made it a bigger issue than it was, but I do recall that there was some hesitation. Then Madson became the closer anyway and saved 32 games this last season, with a 2.37 ERA. Then Madson became a free agent. Now Madson looks like he’s going to return and make some bank. Jim Duquette:

Hearing #Phils closing in on 4 year deal with closer Ryan Madson. If so, nice job getting this done on both sides !

Various sources, including Yahoo!’s Tim Brown, say that Madson’s going to get $44 million over four years, with a fifth-year option. Nothing is set in stone yet and things could fall apart in an instant because who knows, but something tells me Madson and Scott Boras aren’t going to let this contract get away.

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/11/8/2548161/ryan-madson-phillies-contract