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Franklin, Miller get extensions

Associated Press

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

ST. LOUIS -- NL saves leader Ryan Franklin joked that he signed a new two-year contract without hard negotiating so there'd be room for the St. Louis Cardinals to work on deals for Matt Holliday and Mark DeRosa. "That's why I definitely took a lot less to stay here," Franklin said Tuesday. "So we could sign those guys. I'm a team player, man." The 36-year-old Franklin's new contract runs through 2011 and is worth $6.5 million plus incentives. He had 35 saves in 37 chances while going 2-1 with ...

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