
I have been saying this from the beginning, but I still don't see the Rays giving up draft picks...
"The Rays need a closer and Billy Wagner needs a place to pitch. Could it be the perfect match? Bill Chastain of MLB.com writes in his mailbag that while both sides will talk, there are variables such as money and Wagner's health. Wagner created a stir right after the season when he told the New York Post he is planning to retire rather than pursue a closer's job for next season. But ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney then heard from Wagner's agent, Bean Stringfellow, saying that Wagner has no intentions of retiring (ESPN)."
Tampa Bay needs a guy like this. Their weakness was their bullpen and a lot of that came from uncertainty about the closer position. If Wagner is 100% (as he looked for most of his time with the Sox) then the Rays have to take a look. Still, if the Sox offer him arbitration then I don't see the Rays giving up draft picks for a 1-2 year rental...


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