With Billy Wagner still out, who will be the Mets' closer?

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As if you haven't read enough about the Mets bullpen already
Published 8/20/2008 by Andrew Vazzano (noreply@blogger.com) at The 'Ropolitans :: NY Mets Baseball Blog
... The first is from Senor Bill Madden of the Daily News. In it, he ponders who the Mets will use at closer with Billy Wagner on the shelf indefinitely. While he comes to absolutely no conclusion whatsoever, he does point out that both Huston Street and Brian Fuentes would be way too expensive to attempt to pick up. ...

It's all about the pen
Published 8/20/2008 by Ed Ryan (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Fever
... back for him. Same thing for Colorado's Brian Fuentes, a free agent after the season who may also have cleared, but is probably not going to be moved. The Rockies have said all along they would have to be overwhelmed rather than just take the two No.1 draft picks as compensation for Fuentes. That's Minaya's dilemma. The price for a closer from outside is prohibitive and, besides, he has pretty much tapped the Mets' system of the kind of prospects it would take to land one. source Daily News ...

Odds And Ends: Mets, Embree, Olsen, Hoffman, Izzy, Phillies
Published 8/21/2008 by Cork Gaines at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Bill Madden says the Mets may be out-of-luck for a closer, even if Huston Street and Brian Fuentes have cleared waivers and are available. Madden says the price tags are just too high for the Mets. ...