Any point in playing a mage to level 60 if I'm not going to raid with it?

[tadkins]

I was wondering if there was much of a point to bringing more than one or two mages to a raid, given what I know their primary function is (CotHing and summoning mod rods).

Been debating between wizard and mage for the longest time. Wizards seem harder to play, without a pet to protect them and being limited in leveling to select quad kiting zones, but wizards at least seem stackable in a raid setting.