by evan brunell | Sep 4, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Paul Byrd, Poll, Quick Post
New Poll Question:Who should be Papelbon’s primary setup man? Daniel Bard: Closer of the future, setup man of present. Hideki Okajima: He’s done it since ’07. Billy Wagner: Throws lefty, too filthy for words It’s going to be a legitimate...
by evan brunell | Aug 26, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Jonathan Papelbon
The Billy Wagner acquisition by the Red Sox is a major acquisition that will have an impact on the Sox’s ability to close out games, both down the stretch run and (cross your fingers) in the playoffs. This is one of your more complicated trades: the Red Sox had...
by mike silver | Aug 25, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Quick Post
The Red Sox traded for New York Mets’ reliever Billy Wagner today for two players to be named later, reports ESPN. As part of the deal, the Sox are not allowed to pick up his option next year. They are allowed to offer him arbitration, however, so, they can...
by evan brunell | Aug 20, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Fernando Cabrera, Quick Post
As I mention here, the Mets have activated Billy Wagner from the disabled list. Let’s refresh your memory. Wagner has been a closer for various teams, most notably the Phillies, Astros and most recently, the Mets. He went down with Tommy John surgery last year...
by evan brunell | Feb 15, 2008 | Al Reyes, Alan Embree, B.J. Ryan, Billy Wagner, Bob Wickman, Bobby Jenks, Brad Hennessey, Brett Myers, Brian Fuentes, Chad Cordero, Chris Ray, David Weathers, Eric Gagne, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Jason Isringhausen, Jeremy Accardo, Joakim Soria, Joe Borowski, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Kevin Gregg, Mariano Rivera, Matt Capps, Ryan Dempster, Takashi Saito, Todd Jones, Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival
Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic I made up that in the general scheme of things, probably means nothing. But I like doing it because it tells me what teams utilize their closer as a...
by evan brunell | Aug 24, 2007 | Billy Wagner, J.J. Putz, Jason Isringhausen, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Takashi Saito
Three days ago, Jonathan Papelbon became just the fourth pitcher in major league history to save 30 games in his first two full seasons. He joins Billy Koch, Kaz Sasaki and Todd Worrell in this group. This begs the question: Is Jonathan Papelbon the best closer in the...
