dobbs signs, madson does not

I got home last night from New York to the good news that Gregg Dobbs, pinch-hitter extraordinaire, had signed a two-year contract with the Phillies, worth $2.5 million. Reliever Ryan Madson, on the other hand, reportedly declined a three-year deal worth $12 million. He's a free agent next year and his agent is Scott Boras, who has already been in Madson's ear about testing the market as a closer. Good luck, Ryan, guess you are counting on the economy bottoming out before the 2010 season. Just please keep your eye on the goal this season.