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Braves, reliever Wagner agree on 1-year, $7M deal
4 days ago by
CBSSports.com
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A person familiar with the deal says reliever Billy Wagner and the Atlanta Braves have reached a preliminary agreement on a $7 million, one-year contract.
Free agency: Source says Billy Wagner, Atlanta Braves agree to one-year deal
The Atlanta Braves have reached agreement on a one-year contract with veteran reliever Billy Wagner pending a physical exam, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com.
Red Sox Claim Billy Wagner Off Waivers
August 21, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Mets left-hander Billy Wagner has been claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox, according to two major-league sources.
The Mets now have three options: They can work out a trade with the Red Sox by 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday; they can allow Wagner...
Red Sox Offer Arbitration To Bay & Wagner
4 days ago by
SOX & Dawgs
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As expected, the Boston Red Sox have offered arbitration to free agents Jason Bay and Billy Wagner according to Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston.
This means the Red Sox are guaranteed to get at least two draft picks should they sign elsewhere. They would receive the signing team’s...
Atlanta Braves Add Takashi Saito To Bullpen; Is Matt Holiday Next?
1 day ago by
Tomahawk Take
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The Atlanta Braves added a second pitcher to the bullpen in two days with the signing of Takashi Saito, a 39-year-old Japanese right-hander.
The signing of Saito and Billy Wagner yesterday ensures that the Braves will say goodbye to Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano, neither of whom...
Billy Wagner to Atlanta
We saw the first big move of free agency late last night, as the Atlanta Braves signed closer Billy Wagner. With the potential losses of Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez looming large, Frank Wren felt the need to fill the gap in the bullpen. Per Rosenthal, the terms of the deal include 7 [...]
Wagner gets $7m from Braves
3 days ago by
boston.com
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Not long after the Red Sox offered arbitration to Billy Wagner , the reliever they picked up in August from the Mets, they found themselves in exactly the situation they desired. While they would have worked around it had Wagner accepted arbitration, the two draft picks netted by the...
Was Wagner Really Worth it Atlanta?
3 days ago by
Bringing Heat
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After getting information on the Braves signing Billy Wagner, I wasn’t all that surprised by it, I was more skeptical. Rafael Soriano was good, real good in the 9th inning last year and IMO is the best FA late inning guy out there this year. Why would the Braves give Wagner,...
Closer Billy Wagner gets 1-year deal with Braves
3 days ago by
Sign on San Diego
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Reliever Billy Wagner and the Atlanta Braves agreed Wednesday to a $7 million, one-year contract. The six-time All-Star gets $6.75 million in 2010 and the deal includes a $6.5 million club option for 2011 with a $250,000 buyout. The option would become guaranteed is he has 50 games...
Omar's Alchemy's Short Shelf Life
2 days ago by
Faith and Fear
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I don't hold against Billy Wagner his sudden rediscovery of his inner Brave any more than I'd fume at Brian Schneider at this point for remembering what a Phillies fan he'd always been. This is what ballplayers who aren't Chris Coste do when they go to a new ballclub...
Wagner Signs 1-Year Deal With the Braves
3 days ago by
New York Times Sports
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Reliever Billy Wagner and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a deal that could be worth up to $7 million next season and includes a club option for 2011.
Braves to sign Wagner
4 days ago by
Digital Sports Daily
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The Atlanta Braves have a new closer, Billy Wagner, Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal, announces the first big off-season signing Tuesday night. Wagner will sign a one-year deal worth $7 million, with a “vesting option” for 2011 if he plays in more than 50 games in 2010.
The move...
Wagner to Atlanta may be unwise
The Atlanta Braves needed bullpen help and they signed one of the best relievers available in Billy Wagner -- but the price is too high and Wagner isn...
Braves sign Wagner to one-year pact
4 days ago by
Sports Illustrated
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Star closer Billy Wagner has agreed to sign a free-agent contract with the Braves, SI.com has confirmed.
Billy Wagner To Retire?
October 13, 2009 by
SOX & Dawgs
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When the Boston Red Sox acquired Billy Wagner in a trade with the New York Mets, they knew they weren’t going to re-sign him. Sox GM Theo Epstein planned on offering Wagner arbitration so that if Wags declined and signed somewhere else, the Red Sox could get two draft picks....
Braves close to signing Billy Wagner to be their closer
4 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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Sporting News staff reports
Billy Wagner reportedly is about to become a closer again, and with an NL East team, to boot.
Odds & Ends: McLeod, Yankees, Wagner
3 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Let's check out some Wednesday evening links....
Red Sox scouting director Jason McLeod is leaving Boston to become the Padres' assistant GM under Jed Hoyer, according to Peter Gammons of ESPN (via Twitter). This news prompted a slew of baseball writers across Twitter...
Why the Braves should sign Billy Wagner
25 days ago by
Talking Chop
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The Atlanta Braves should sign Billy Wagner to be their closer... this is pretty much a no-brainer, especially after I learned that his agent is named Bean Stringfellow. I repeat, his agent is named Bean Stringfellow... and he used to pitch in the Braves organization:
First...
Bay and Wagner Offered Abitration
4 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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The Red Sox offered arbitration to two players they would like to keep, Jason Bay and Billy Wagner. Bay should be a hot enough commodity that if he accepted the offer, the Red Sox would likely save money. The Red Sox would not mind the draft choices, either:
“I think it’...
Omar Minaya’s Trade History
3 days ago by
Mets Merized Online
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Here is complete list of all trades made by Omar Minaya since he became GM of the Mets after the 2004 season. This does not include any free agent signings.
2009
08/25/09 Traded Billy Wagner to the Red Sox for for Chris Carter and Eddie Lora
08/08/09 Traded cash or PTBN to the Cubs...
Why the Braves should sign Billy Wagner
25 days ago by
Talking Chop
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The Atlanta Braves should sign Billy Wagner to be their closer... this is pretty much a no-brainer, especially after I learned that his agent is named Bean Stringfellow. I repeat, his agent is named Bean Stringfellow... and he used to pitch in the Braves organization:
First...
Braves Sign Billy Wagner, Sox Nab 20th Pick
4 days ago by
Over The Monster
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by Chris O'Meara - AP
3 months ago:
Boston Red Sox pitcher Billy Wagner delivers to Tampa Bay Rays' Carl Crawford during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wagner struck...
Atlanta Completes Bullpen Overhaul
2 days ago by
My Sports Rumors
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Just days after signing free agent pitcher Billy Wagner the Atlanta Braves have continued their bullpen overhaul. Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com is reporting that the Braves are close to a $3 million, one-year deal with Takashi Saito. So in just a matter of days the Braves lost their...
Braves Don't Waste Time: Sign Former Red Sox Billy Wagner
3 days ago by
Over The Monster
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by Chris O'Meara - AP
3 months ago:
Boston Red Sox pitcher Billy Wagner delivers to Tampa Bay Rays' Carl Crawford during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, in St. Petersburg...
Billy Begrudges Boston Beef, Begins Braves Bullpen Bidness
4 days ago by
Walkoff Walk
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Well that was fast. Just a day after the Red Sox offered arbitration to an aging Billy Wagner, the Braves have decided to swoop in and snag the veteran reliever for a tidy $7 million in 2010 and an option in 2011 that will vest if Wags finishes 50 games next season. He'll need...
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