Billy Wagner (Read 178 times)

[Bobby]

Billy Wagner is on my roster and seek opinions from the masses.

I was carrying him as waived and paying and since he has kept to his announcement/word and not shown up at ST, I moved him to retired and not paying.

I got an objection from an owner, probably due to his not filing his papers and therefore still showing on the Braves roster.

Our LC does not mention filing papers.

I note that not a single owner bid $1 to take the chance that he was not retired. That pretty much said to me every owner thinks he is retired.

I thought it a no-brainer to list him as retired/not paying, but evidently not.

He is costing me $3, but your opinion should be the same whether my liability is $3 or $25.

[Deleted]

He hasn't officially announced his retirement. I read that he is still on their 40 man roster.
May be just a paperwork move or waiting for the right opportunity. Maybe he has Brett Favre as a consultant.

[Bobby]

mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101012&content_id=15588736&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb

KFFL has a list of retired players and Wagner is listed.
www.kffl.com/team/74/mlb

[cubsgm]

According to the rules
If a player announces he WILL be retiring (he will continue to play), an owner's responsibility will continue until the retirement takes effect. This does NOT include players who just walk away from their team (as Mondesi did). Players who walk, like Mondesi, may be waived, but financial responsibility remains unless he is claimed or signed by another team or announces officially his retirement.


It has to be in effect, at this point it may be papers or not but it is not in effect.

I think you are still on the hook.

[Deleted]

but financial responsibility remains unless he is claimed or signed by another team or announces officially his retirement.


This is where I balk at it, if he is on the Braves 40-man roster..it ain't official

[Deleted]

Wagner remains on the Braves roster for financial/bonus reasons from what I have read. If he is on the 40-man he isn't officially retired, although everything is done except the paperwork.

[bosox]

Wagner has not filed the papers yet and so technically is not retired.

Gossip has he may pull a Favre and return later,might stay on board for bonus cash,is pissed at the Braves for something or is just plain lazy and has not gotten around to it.

So whatever the reason he is not retired yet.

[Giants]

Until he files his papers, his contract should continue to count against the cap.

[Deleted]

I posted this on another site's board a while back, but cannot find the link where I found the info...

...from Rotowire

"While Wagner says he's retired and his agent says he's set to file his retirement papers, he's technically on Atlanta's 40-man roster because he'll be paid a $250,000 buyout if he's released before spring training begins, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports."

I made this post in February, not sure why the papers haven't been filed at this point.

[Bobby]

His $6.5M for 2011 vested with 2010 appearances, thus voiding the buyout.

Not showing for ST voided the $6.5M, altho the Braves would have been thrilled to pay it.

Atlanta kept him rostered in case he signed elsewhere, assuring draft compensation.

Must be nice not to need the roster spot.

I'll just reclaim him Thursday, in case he un-retires.

[Deleted]

Maybe he is considering something. Tough to retire a season after posting a sub-1.50 ERA...

[Deleted]

Twitter feed from Atlanta Journal Constitution writer...

"ajcbraves David O'Brien

We should finally see retired Billy Wagner come off the #Braves 40-man roster today. Just paper-pushing of course, in time for Opening Day."

[JimB (as in Brewers)]

The Braves have officially removed Billy Wagner from the 40-man roster.

It's finally done. The team has reached a deal with the players' union so that if Wagner comes out of retirement in 2011, it can only be with the Braves. However, Braves general manager Frank Wren reiterated Wednesday that Wagner has no current plans to come out of retirement

www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/2172/billy-wagner