Ruben Amaro was pretty blunt about it. If the Phillies and Ryan
Madson can't agree on a new deal, the general manager said he'll
likely look outside the organization to find a closer since he
isn't "comfortable" with the team's internal options.  If Madson
walks, one of the names mentioned by various hardball heads as a
potential replacement is Twins closer Joe Nathan. On Tuesday,
Minnesota decided to buy out Nathan for $2 million rather than
pay the $12.5 million he would have been owed next season. In
the same way the Phillies might try to re-sign Roy Oswalt and
Brad Lidge for less money after buying them out of their
respective contracts, it's been reported that the Twins want to
retain Nathan after reworking his deal.