February 3 in Houston Astros History: Billy Wagner signs a three-year $10-million dollar deal, avoiding arbitration. Wagner is coming off a season (1999)

Billy Wagner signs a three-year $10-million dollar deal, avoiding arbitration. Wagner is coming off a season where he fans 14.55 batters per nine innings, setting a major league mark for pitchers tossing 50 or more innings.

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