Papelbon, Delcarmen speak out on Wagner
by Eli Greenspan on Aug 23, 2009 3:47 PM EDT
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While Billy Wagner appears more than willing to join the Boston Red Sox, some of the Sox key players are not so thrilled about the possibility of the late season addition.
"Is he ready to pitch or is he not?" closer Jonathan Papelbon said. "I think our bullpen is good where we're at right now. Don't get me wrong. But I guess you could always make it better."
"I think our bullpen is fine right now," reliever Manny Delcarmen said. "If [Wagner] comes and helps us win, that's what we want. But sometimes, shaking things up this late might work out different. We'll see what happens."
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$8M next season
I don’t see the Mets being willing to hold Wagner for next season. It’s an $8M club option and $1M buyout for next season. And the Mets have Francisco Rodriguez on the books for $11.5M next year. Unless K-Rod blows out an elbow in the last month and needs surgery, I don’t think there’s any way the Mets, or any other team, would pickup Wagner’s option and pay a 39 yr old potential setup man who’s just returned from Tommy John surgery $8M.
Counting the $2.5M left for ‘09, the Mets save $3.5M even if they don’t get anything in return and let him go on waivers. No team would trade for him in the offseason when they could just wait for him to be released.
Papelbon calling out Wagner is pathetic. What has he done? Well he’s been an elite closer much longer than you for one, once you match his career numbers then you can talk. It’s not like he’s a threat to take your job either so calm down there
by McCann's the Man on Aug 24, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions
Aside from Paps being horrible at letting runners on this season...
He’s the face of the pen and he’s pretty much saying that he doesn’t think Wagner would give them a much better pen.
Of course, now that Wagner’s demanding a dropped option and no arbitration, he gets no sympathy.
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I don’t think Boston should have put in a claim but he wouldn’t improve their pen? Just because Paps thinks it doesn’t make it true
by McCann's the Man on Aug 24, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
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