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William Edward Wagner (born July 25, 1971), nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves from 1995 to 2010.
His salary of $600,000 had to be approved by the Commissioner's Office, as it was well over what others drafted in that round were to receive. [3] He signed with the Red Sox and made his major league debut in 2010. Max Scherzer, 1st round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks and later traded to the Detroit Tigers, won the 2013 Cy Young Award.
Jan. 19—Billy Wagner was one of the most dominant closers ever, and Joe Nathan and Jonathan Papelbon each excelled throughout the early 21st century. That much isn't up for debate.
Following the trades of Billy Wagner in the 2003 off-season and Octavio Dotel in the summer of 2004, the Astros moved Lidge from setup man to closer. He set a new National League record for strikeouts by a reliever with 157, passing Goose Gossage's total of 151 set in 1977.
Wagner was on 10.5% of ballots when he was first eligible in 2016. The seven-time All-Star is sixth in career saves with 422, going 47-40 with a 2.31 ERA in 16 seasons.
Billy Wagner, 80.7%, 88 votes 5. Gary Sheffield, 74.3%, 81 votes T6. Carlos Beltran, 65.1%, 71 votes ... Wagner currently sits above the threshold, and he has one more year of eligibility if his ...
p The Mets lost their first-round pick in 2006 to the Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing free agent Billy Wagner. [64] q The Mets lost their original first-round pick in 2007 to the San Francisco Giants as compensation for signing free agent Moisés Alou but gained a supplemental first-round pick for losing free agent Roberto ...
Craig Kimbrel tied Billy Wagner for seventh on the career list with his 422nd save, Anthony Santander had the first three-double game of his major league career and the Baltimore Orioles rode a ...