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Nicholas Donato
As a Phillies fan and a fan of Ryan Madson, I would love to see him come back and resurrect his career with the team he started it with. The Phillies could surely use bullpen help, even if Madson was just slotted as a middle reliever with the potential for late innings if he regained his form and stayed on the field. If he is indeed now healthy, he could be had on a 1 year/ 1 million dollar deal or even less with it primarily incentive based around appearances. He will only be 33 years old this upcoming season which is nothing when your only bringing the guy on for a season or two, plus he’d be considered a “young guy” on the current Phillies roster. He was never a pitcher that relied on veloicty/power to get outs and dominate hitters, he was a movement/location guy with a terrifying change-up that sat in the low 90’s primarily, at times topping out in the mid. It could take the first month or two for him to be productive as it takes time to regain form and establish location and the movement again, but that is a lot easier than a power pitcher trying to regain his fastball/etc. after a long layoff and increasing age. I wish Madson the best, I just hope it comes in Philadelphia!