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Howard behind Thome; club won't give him away

By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com

Friday, April 1, 2005

One of the most-asked questions in spring training was: Why won't the Phillies trade Ryan Howard, their best power-hitting prospect since Mike Schmidt? Howard It turns out that one of the people asking that question was Howard himself. Howard's agent, Larry Reynolds, told ESPN.com that he'd faxed a letter to the Phillies on Friday, formally requesting a trade. "We can't demand a trade," Reynolds said. "All we're doing is requesting one. But we figured that if we put it in ink, they would u ...

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