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| ]'''Ryan Howard''' (born ], ] in ]) is a ] player who currently plays for the ]. | |||
| Drafted in the 5th round of the ] draft, Howard quickly ascended the Phillies' minor league system, earning the MVP award in the ] in ], and in the ] in ]. He played in 19 games for the 2004 Phillies as a ]. He hit 2 ] and hit .282. Between playing for the AA ], the AAA ], and the major league Phillies, Howard hit 48 home runs, which was the highest total in organized baseball in 2004. | |||
| In ], Howard took over first base duties for the injured ], and won the ] award for the ]. Like Thome, the left-handed power hitter has a penchant for hitting opposite-field home runs into the left field flower bed at ]. | |||
| Howard finished 2005 with 22 home runs and 63 ] in just 385 ], but Thome's expensive contract gave the Phillies a difficult decision to make during the offseason. | |||
| On ] of 2005, Thome was traded with cash ($22,000,000.00) for CF ] and two pitching prospects, thus making room for the rising slugger. | |||
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