Horrific news for the New York Mets today as closer Billy Wagner has found out that he will indeed need Tommy John surgery, ending his season this year as well as probably next year. Wagner will be a free-agent after next year, so his chances of pitching for New York again are extremely slim.
This opens up quite a bit of possibilities in the free-agent market this year, most notably Francisco Rodriguez. It seems like it would be a perfect fit for the 55-save man to go to the Big Apple, where he will definitely get paid. Still, Rodriguez made it clear he hasn't ruled out returning to Anaheim, and does New York really have enough money to bring in another huge contract, especially after paying Johan? If K-Rod fails the Mets, they could also reopen talks with Colorado for Brian Fuentes, and other smaller choices like Chad Cordero. They seemed to have interest even in Fuentes when they had Wagner.
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