BILLY WAGNER NEWS
Source: BoSox claim Mets' Wagner off waivers
August 21, 2009 by
Fox Sports
| Comments
Mets left-hander Billy Wagner has been claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox, according to two major-league sources.
Source: Mets lefty Wagner claimed off waivers
August 21, 2009 by
Fox Sports
| Comments
Mets left-hander Billy Wagner has been claimed on waivers, according to a major-league source.
Red Sox's chances of signing Wagner in doubt
August 23, 2009 by
Fox Sports
| Comments
The Red Sox's chances of landing Mets reliever Billy Wagner are in serious jeopardy.
Phillies Magic Number - Billy Wagner
With the Florida Marlins losing last night to the St. Louis Cardinals the magic number for the Phillies drops from 14 to 13. Former closer Billy Wagner has the honors today.The Phillies get back on the field looking to decrease their magic number themselves tonight.
Billy Wagner Mulling Retirement
In what is the first curveball in an early off-season, relief ace and potential closer replacement, Billy Wagner, has been considering possible retirment. While sources close to the pitcher state that Wagner may just need a 'cooling period' to settle down after the season&...
Wagner Demands
August 24, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
| Comments
Billy Wagner set his price for waiving his no-trade clause, and the Red Sox are unlikely to meet the demands:
The conditions, as described by Stringfellow, were designed to enable Wagner to become a free agent without restriction at the end of the season, even though his contract includes...
Wagner changes mind, expected to join Red Sox
August 25, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
| Comments
Sporting News staff reports
A day after it appeared reliever Billy Wagner would remain a Met, The Boston Globe reports the Red Sox and Mets have agreed to a deal that will send Wagner to Boston. In return for Wagner, the Mets will receive two mid-range minor leaguers.
The...
Wagner chooses to remain with Mets
August 24, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
| Comments
Billy Wagner plans to stay with the Mets, SI.com has confirmed.
Wagner's BoSox future in own hands
August 24, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
| Comments
Billy Wagner's fate, ultimately, will be in his hands, say people involved in trade talks between the Mets and Red Sox.
Wagner's trade fate rests in his hands
Billy Wagner's fate, ultimately, will be in his hands, say people involved in trade talks between the Mets and Red Sox.
Mailbag: Player Options and Prospects
August 02, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
| Comments
| Comments
Will the Mets pickup the options on Billy Wagner of J.J. Putz?
I feel the Mets should not pick up either of their options unless within the final two months of the season they are able to prove that they have significant value with no signs of holding back because of their injuries...
More Dark Days Ahead…
August 26, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
| Comments
| Comments
As most of you know by now, the Mets (thanks to a last ditch effort) convinced Billy Wagner to accept the trade to the Boston Red Sox.
But after reading some feedback on Red Sox blogs, I’m getting a strange feeling that we got duped.
Holy crap, we just got a first round pick...
Wagner Puts on his Sox
August 25, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
| Comments
The Red Sox completed a deal for Billy Wagner:
The lefthanded, long-time closer, who was claimed on waivers from the New York Mets on Friday, waived his no-trade clause this afternoon after the Red Sox and Mets worked out a trade before the 1:30 p.m. deadline. The Red Sox will pay...
Red Sox Land Billy Wagner From Mets
by Andrew JohnsonFiled under: Mets, Red Sox, MLB TransactionsThe Red Sox made a potential major upgrade to their bullpen Tuesday, acquiring Billy Wagner from the Mets for two players to be named later.Wagner, who is sixth all-time in saves with 385, was activated from the disabled...
snley On Sosa
June 04, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
| Comments
In the summer of 2001 I moved from Rogers Park to an apartment in Lakeview that was probably three quarters of a mile from Wrigley. I remember being on the back porch shortly after we moved in and hearing a loud roar. My roommate and I looked at each other wondering what that sound...
Wagner won't OK trade unless Sox decline option
August 24, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
| Comments
NEW YORK (AP) -- Billy Wagner wants to be a closer next season, regardless of the team.
Wagner, 38, claimed; Mets now have next move
August 21, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
| Comments
Mets reliever Billy Wagner has been claimed, SI.com has learned.
Trade Review: Billy Wagner
August 22, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
| Comments
Since former Astro Billy Wagner is making news in the rumor mill by being placed on waivers, let's look back at the 2003 trade that sent him to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ezequiel Astacio, Brandon Duckworth and Taylor Buchholz.
Like many of the Gerry Hunsicker...
Wagner Back to the Pen
August 12, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
| Comments
Billy Wagner returns to the Mets bullpen Sunday, only a year after Tommy John surgery. Quite an amazing recovery. Since the surgery is about 35 years old, one wonders if doctors are getting better at it, or if people have figured out a way to make the rehabilitation time shorter.
Jon Heyman: Dream World Series matchups, latest on Billy Wagner and notes
Entering the stretch run, it's hard not to start dreaming about the best possible World Series matchups. SI.com's Jon Heyman offers intriguing possibilities.
Is it bad timing on the Wagner for Hernandez move..
August 20, 2009 by
Mets Fever
| Comments
| Comments
Multiple sources reporting that Livan Hernandez has been released to make room for Billy Wagner. I'm not really sure I understand this move, for a team that seems to constantly make roster mistakes, last night I finally had the chance to praise them but this may negate that praise...
Billy Wagner Can Relate to Latest Pitchers Hit by Liners
by Ed PriceFiled under: Dodgers, Mets, Rays, MLB Injuries, FanHouse ExclusiveNEW YORK -- Twice in the past week, a pitcher has been hit by a line drive back at him. And Billy Wagner's advice to Hiroki Kuroda of the Dodgers and Darin Downs, a Rays farmhand: You will never completely...
Wagging the Closer
August 24, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
| Comments
Kevin Kernan rounds up the latest on the Papelbon/Wagner kerfuffle. Wagner fired back at Papelbon, and Jonathan seemed to moderate his comments:
“Is Billy Wagner a great pitcher? Would he bring some more depth to our bullpen and make our bullpen better? There’s no question...
Related Yards
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?
Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.
