"Less than a day after reliever Ryan Madson agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds, agent Scott Boras and Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. sharply disagreed on the chain of events that led to Madson's departure from Philadelphia this winter.

In early November, the Phillies were reportedly closing in on a four-year, $44 million contract with Madson when talks quickly and mysteriously unraveled. Within days, the Phillies signed former Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon to a four-year, $50 million deal.

Madson agreed to the one-year deal with the Reds on Tuesday, according to a source.

Although Boras and Amaro refrained from inflammatory comments in separate interviews Wednesday, they remained at odds over the breakdown in talks that ultimately forced the end of Madson's tenure in Philadelphia."