www.bookemdirect.com Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety on your site, make sure to leave all links in place and do not modify any of the content. ">Madson, 26-year-old, settled to a $1.1 million one-year contract last Sunday avoiding arbitration with the reliever.
He finished second on the team in wins, third in innings pitched (134.1) and fourth in strikeouts (99), establishing career highs in all of the mentioned before categories.
He went 11-9 with two saves and a 5.69 ERA in 50 games, including 17 starts, in 2006.
Even though, Madson has been with the Phillies most of his career he was originally selected by the Phillies in the ninth round of the 1998 First-Year Player Draft. And with this new contact extension it seems as there will be more of Madson-play for a while.
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