Ryan Howard – Phillies/1B (2004-16) Ryan Howard was a three-time NL All Star and was NL MVP in 2006. The slugger known as “the Big Piece” twice led the NL in HR’s (2006, 2008) and was a three-time RBI leader (2006, 2008, 2009). Howard also won the NL Rookie of the Year in 2005. The Big Piece was truly a big piece of the puzzle that led to the Phillies 2nd World Series Championship in 2008. Howard was the fastest in MLB history to reach both 100 HR’s and 200 HR’s. He is the first player in Phillies history to knock 50 HR’s in a single season hitting 58 in 2006. His 85 HR’s in his first 1,000 AB’s is also an MLB record.
