Is Ryan Howard Worth $18 Million?

(Or put another way, is one year of Howard worth two years of Prince Fielder?) The Phillies think not. They think he is worth something closer to $14 million, which is the number they submitted. Let's take a closer look.

Howard's case is based largely on the historic nature of his first three-plus big-league seasons. His rate of one homer every 11.7 at-bats is second in big league history (min. 2,000 at-bats), behind only Mark McGwire -- but ahead of Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds and every other slugger in history.

(Incidentally, you might be interested to know that Adam Dunn is sixth all-time.) In just three full seasons (and parts of two others), Howard has amassed a lot of hardware: a Rookie of the Year (2005), an MVP award (plus two other top-five finishes), two NL home run titles and two NL RBI titles. And of course, Howard's case is also predicated upon the $10 million salary he won via arbitration in 2008, a record for a player in his first year of eligibility. Most ... more.

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