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The Philadelphia Phillies and Carlos Ruiz have agreed on a three-year contract that will bring the free-agent catcher back to the only team he has played for in his eight major league seasons.
A source with knowledge of the details confirmed the deal, which will pay Ruiz $8.5 million in each of the next three seasons with a 2017 option for $4.5 million or a $500,000 buyout.
FoxSports.com reported the contract earlier Monday.
Ruiz has a limited no-trade clause. He can block trades to four teams through the life of the deal.
But if he remains with the Phillies, he would become a 10/5 man with the ability to veto all trades in July 2016.
Ruiz was also being pursued hard by the Boston Red Sox but chose to go back to Philadelphia after the Phillies agreed to guarantee three years instead of offering two years with a vesting option for a third year.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9995925/philadelphia-phillies-re-sign-veteran-catcher-carlos-ruiz
Not too crazy of a deal considering how things have started working, the only issue is what to do when he can't catch much anymore. He's going to be a very expensive backup with 1B blocked by Howard.