Billy Wagner
December 2nd, 2009 | by joelucia |Say hello to my little friend…
The Braves make the first big free agent splash of the winter, signing Billy Wagner to a one year deal worth $7 million, with an option on it for 2011 for $6.5 million if he finishes 50 games. This is of course assuming Wagner passes his physical.
So whats this mean for the Braves? The team gets a closer who’s posted an ERA above 3.00 once in his career, and has saved 30 games 7 times. He’s also only finished 2 years with K rates under 10.00 per 9, and in 8 of the past 9 years, he’s had a walk rate under 3.00. Wagner may not be as young as Soriano or Gonzalez, but he’s a proven, kickass closer that should slide into the role perfectly and not let the team have much of a falloff from what we had last year.
Tags: Billy Wagner, Mike Gonzalez, Rafael Soriano
By Mike Kerns on Dec 2, 2009
About time we got a real closer!
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By Cracker! on Dec 7, 2009
Wren’s thinking on this is that players coming off of Tommy John surgery come back to the same level if not better than before. Let’s hope that applies to someone a little up there in age. I am psyched about the move and hope like all of you that he stays healthy.