One day after the Phillies made their three-year agreement with ace Cole Hamels official, they've apparently come to a similar accord with their setup man.

According to numerous reports, the team has reached a three-year, $12 million deal with right-hander Ryan Madson. The deal is a carbon copy of the contract the Phils signed left-hander J.C. Romero to last winter.

The only surprising thing about this deal -- Madson's agent is the infamous Scott Boras and the reliever is heading into a "walk year." Boras nearly never allows his clients to sign an extension when their less than 12 months away from filing for free agency.

But Madson, like a good number of the Phillies, enjoys playing in Philadelphia. During the NLDS in Milwaukee, Madson and his wife were talking to a few reporters about moving into a house in suburban PA.

If buying real estate in the area that close to his possible free agent wasn't a sign he wanted to stay, I'm not sure what was...