“The Braves are among the handful of clubs that have had discussions with Bean Stringfellow, who represents Billy Wagner, the veteran left-hander who could fill Atlanta’s need for a closer.”
—from atlantabraves.com
Atlanta needs to call this off now. Not because they shouldn’t be spending money on Wagner—a 38 year-old ex-Met who may in fact be washed-up and ineffective—but because this has to be some sort of Nigerian email scam.
Bean Stringfellow?
Maybe they’ll try to use Lemony Snicket to negotiate Tim Hudson’s contract extension.