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After all was said and done, it appears that all three sides were about to work everything out and Billy Wagner will be a Boston Red Sox.While nothing official has been announced, according to multiple reports Boston will pick-up the rest of Wagner's contract. The Mets will get two players to be named later, with Wagner requesting the Sox not offer Arbitration the Mets know that Wagner was going to free agency so hopefully they get the equivalent of a first rounder and a sandwich pick.I'm not sure if Wagner got his guarantees in regards to his option year and arbitration, but he must have been reassured that he wouldn't be over used. A issue arose that he could only pitch every three days. Jon Heyman is keeping everything up to date at his twitter...
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