Sunday was the final day for the Phillies to come to terms on contracts.

They went right up to their self-imposed deadline with Cole Hamels, who would like to be paid what he feels he's worth.

This situation is appearing to be on the road to playing out eerily similar to Ryan Howard's contract status.

You may remember before last season when Howard accepted a $900,000 renewal, even though the team was offering at least $1 million, after the two sides could not come to terms on a contract.

Howard was arbitration eligible for the first time this winter, when he and the team were again at odds over his compensation and went to a hearing - which he won. Hamels is not arbitration eligible until next year.

"It's not my decision - I go with the flow," Hamels said Sunday. "I'm going to go out there and do the best I can either way.

"I know what's been going on and everything. It's just a part of the game when you are in my situation. You don't have any say, you just have to take it."

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Greg Golson is continuing a strong start this spring.

The center field prospect came off the bench against the Yankees yesterday, made a nifty catch in left-center and collected the game-tying single in his only at bat. Mired by strikeouts in the last two years in the minors, Golson is a perfect 4-for-5 thus far with the big club, including one B game, with two home runs and no strikeouts.

For more on Golson, read the story that appeared in the Daily Times Saturday.

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Another Phillies prospect is also off to a good start. Manager Charlie Manuel thinks Carlos Carrasco can help the team at some point this summer.