Scout.com: Remember When: Phils Choose Howard Over Thome

Remember When: Phils Choose Howard Over Thome

(Photo: Harry How/Getty Images)		By Jay Zenz Date: Oct 19, 2009 There was a time when Ryan Howard was available to other clubs, but because nobody offered what the Phillies thought was a fair return, they pulled him off the market. Instead, they dealt Jim Thome even though they had to pay a chunk of his big contract, to make room for Howard.

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