There has not been much to cheer about this year in Metland, but at least Billy Wagner made his way back from Tommy John surgery. Good for you, Billy.
But will it be good for the Mets? Not if they make a waiver deal with the sole goal of saving money.
Sure, there are a lot of zeroes in the money still owed Wagner – $3.7 million – but the Mets have a rare opportunity to add a decent prospect to their barren farm system. Don’t blow it!
Just the possibility of the Mets dumping Wagner just to save money inspired me to write a column for the Faster Times on whether it is ever acceptable to put your fantasy team ahead of your real team.
For the record, I said no, even when what little there is to root for with the Mets these days keeps disappearing. I even came around to rooting for Gary Sheffield before his true colors finally came out.
By the way, Lisa, Michael Bowden is one of the Red Sox’ top prospects and is on Mack’s Mets’ wish list of players the Mets could get for Wagner. Yes, the same Michael Bowden who is getting pounded by the Yankees tonight.
He really is a good prospect – maybe the Yankees will help the Mets by lowering Bowden’s value.
Though knowing the Mets, they would probably end up instead with Brad Penny.
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