"With just one lefthander in their bullpen - Hideki Okajima - and their relief corps still weakened by the trade of Justin Masterson, the Red Sox were awarded a waiver claim on Mets lefty Billy Wagner, according to a major league source. Wagner was placed on waivers Wednesday, the day before he made his first major league appearance in almost a year after having Tommy John surgery.

According to a major league source, the Sox have been monitoring Wagner and scouted him Thursday night against the Braves, when he worked a perfect inning with two strikeouts. He hit 96 miles per hour on the radar gun.

The Mets can either work out a trade with the Sox, allow Wagner to leave without getting anything in return (as the Blue Jays did with Alex Rios), or pull Wagner off waivers."