Billy Wagner Not Retiring After All

Apparently agents know best, because after Billy Wagner hinted at retiring after the Red Sox were eliminated in the playoffs, his agent says he will not be retiring:

When the Red Sox acquired Wagner from the Mets in August, Boston agreed to not exercise his option for the 2010 season. He is now a free agent, which also means the Red Sox will receive two draft picks if he signed because he is a Type A free agent.

According to a report in the New York Post, the hard-throwing lefty would rather hang it up than compete for a closer’s job next season.

This of course is the exact opposite of what Wagner, who’s 38, said earlier this year, when he stated his plan was to return in 2010, on a team closer to his home (Virginia), and record those final 15 saves he needs for 400 in his career.