Ryan Howard appears to have picked an agent.Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com is reporting late tonight that Howard will be represented by Casey Close of Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills. Close (pictured) also is the agent for Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee, two superstars with pristine images.
While it's past the print deadline for our Friday newspaper, I'll be following up on this story in Saturday's paper. One word of warning: Howard's choice of Close is unlikely to change the fact that the Phillies aren't going to give him a long-term deal this winter. They will raise the NL MVP's salary, likely to $1 million, but the contract extension Howard is looking for will have to wait until at least after the 2007 season when he is expected to finally be eligible for salary arbitration.
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