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Wagner Could Prove to Be Great Bargain

Free agent signings are typically measured by fans on how big of a splash they create, but organizations evaluate their signings based on the value a player brings to the team relative to the amount he is paid. Some teams need to go bargain hunting more than others, and in this era of big contracts it is often difficult to...

Fantasy Baseball Paid and Trade: Can Billy Wagner Be a Top-10 Closer?

Paid and Trade is FanHouse's offseason look at the baseball world through the eyes of a fantasy baseball GM.One of the biggest pieces of Hot Stove news yesterday was the signing of Billy Wagner by the Atlanta Braves. The arrival of Wagner likely means Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez will be headed elsewhere instead of...

Starting Five: Russell Martin, Brendan Ryan Slam Their Teams to Wins

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That Russell Martin and Brendan Ryan felt just grand last night.The Dodgers catcher and Cardinals' shortstop both swatted grand slams for some rare RBI as their division-leading teams won.Martin's...

Billy Wagner Can Relate to Latest Pitchers Hit by Liners

NEW 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 get over it.In July 1998, Wagner took a liner off the left side of his head -- while he was on the same mound where...

Notes From Sin City: Even With K-Rod, Mets Still Need Plenty of Work

Our MLB editor files dispatches from the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas in Notes From Sin City.While the baseball world watches and waits for Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia to make up their mind, or even just for a scrap from super-agent Scott Boras, closer Francisco Rodriguez has become the belle of the Winter Meetings...

BillyWagner News From the Web

05/12/12 Wagner on retirement: 'What's that?' Source: TriCities.com - Bristol VA Billy Wagner's post-professional baseball career hasn't been spent at a beach resort somewhere with his toes twinkling in the water.
05/01/12 A Look Ahead Part 3: Union to undergo renovation... Source: The BG News - Bowling Green OH Starting the Monday after exam week, the Union will undergo its first major renovation since it opened in 2002.
04/30/12 Billy Wagner coaching at The Miller School in... Source: TriCities.com - Bristol VA The Miller School athletic director Scott Willard had a plan entering this season for the young, excess baseball players at the school that wouldn't make varsity.
04/26/12 Fastball pitcher Wagner dials it down a few notches Source: Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk VA Billy Wagner spent Monday morning getting his cellphone repaired.