...-- With Billy Wagner sidelined for most -- if not all -- of next season, the Mets are in the process of searching for his successor. Their top two targets, Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes, are both available through the free-agent market. But if...
...are the best-case scenario for signing K-Rod or Fuentes, not a warning to steer clear of them. The fifth member of the list is Billy Wagner, and the Mets know how those three seasons turned out. But not only was Wagner more than a year older than Fuentes...
...Personally, I feel the Mets bullpen is a bit underrated, but nowhere near as good as it was two years ago. I still trust Billy Wagner as the closer, despite a lackluster second half, Wagner showed enough in the first half that he is still a dominant...
...Mets are in a bind at closer; really in the bullpen in general. Billy Wagner in all likelyhood, has pitched his final game in a New York Mets uniform. They may or may not have anyone in the current rotation or in the minors capable of doing it on a...
...of the lineup? Wow! (Comments wont nest below this level) Giving Fuentes 4 years would be the EXACT same scenario as Billy Wagner. Wagner signed at the age of 33 years old (just like Fuentes) for 4 years and got injured in his last year at the age...
...want to invest money in a guy like that? "as a met fan, this doesnt make sense to me...k-rod is so much younger than Billy Wagner, and we're LEARY of giving him a 4th year? We did it for billy, just do it for k-rod..get it out of the way, get it over...
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William (Billy) Edward Wagner (born July 25, 1971 in Tannersville, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball closer for the New York Mets. Previously, Wagner pitched for the Houston Astros (1995-2003) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2004-2005). He bats and throws left-handed.
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