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Lucchino: Arbitration for Bay and Wagner
Red Sox President Larry Lucchino confirmed that the Sox are offering arbitration to free agents Jason Bay and Billy Wagner, setting Boston up to receive draft pick compensation if either player signs with another team. Lucchino said that the actual offers may have gone out already, but ...
Red Sox News: Wagner, Arbitration
Red Sox News: Wagner, Arbitration
bottomlinesox.com — FOX, Ken Rosenthal – Billy Wagner and the Braves has agreed to a 1-year deal with an... option: The team reached preliminary agreement Tuesday with free-agent left-hander Billy Wagner on a one-year, $7 million contract with a vesting option for a second season, according to a major-league ... (more) Red Sox News: Wagner, Arbitration
Billy Wagner to the Braves
Billy Wagner to the Braves
mlbnotebook.com — Ken Rosenthal reported late last night that Billy Wagner will be signing with the Braves, pending a... physical. After offering arbitration to Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez, the Braves look to be shoring up their bullpen from the outside. A brief look at Wagner's 2009 season: 15.2 ... (more) Billy Wagner to the Braves
Billy Wagner Signs With Atlanta
Billy Wagner Signs With Atlanta
fenwaywest.com — The Red Sox have lost free agent Billy Wagner to the Braves. By offering arbitration yesterday the... team will now be compensated with a draft pick. This could now make signing Marco Scutaro easier. There had been some speculation towards the end of the season that Wagner might retire and ... (more) Billy Wagner Signs With Atlanta
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Red Sox To Offer Arb To Bay, Wagner
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Red Sox president Larry Lucchino told The Providence Journal's Dan Barbarisi that the club will be offering arbitration to Type A free agents Billy Wagner and Jason Bay.  Lucchino said the offers would be officially sent out by tonight's 11:59 PM deadline, if they hadn't been sent already. ...

Jason Bay, Billy Wagner Offered Arbitration By Red Sox
Over the Monster — ... will offer Jason Bay and Billy Wagner arbitration, meaning the Red Sox will receive draft picks of Bay and Wagner sign elsewhere: ...

Bay and Wagner Offered Abitration
baseballmusings.com — ... The Red Sox offered arbitration to two players they would like to keep, Jason Bay and Billy Wagner. Bay should be a hot enough commodity that if he accepted the offer, the Red Sox would likely save money. The Red Sox would not mind the draft choices, either: ...

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