Arbitrary

Trying to figure out what is most surprising about all of the recent developments surrounding the Phillies' arbitration eligible players - Blanton, Victorino, and Ruiz - and the deals that are being cut.

Is it that journeyman Joe Blanton will now being earning more than World Series MVP Cole Hamels? Or is it that the player who should have won the 2008 World Series MVP, Carlos Ruiz, only made $400,000 this past season?