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Old 12-12-2006, 04:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Gagne signs with Rangers

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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Reliever Eric Gagne and the Texas Rangers reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday on a one-year contract worth about $6 million.

The agreement was confirmed by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. The deal would allow Gagne to earn about $5 million more in performance bonuses.

Gagne, the 2003 NL Cy Young Award winner, must pass a physical before the contract can be finalized.

Injuries limited Gagne to 14 games and eight saves in 2005 and two outings with one save this year. He had surgery in April to remove a nerve from his pitching elbow -- the same arm that required elbow-ligament replacement surgery in 1997. He then had season-ending surgery July 8 to repair a herniated disc in his lower back.

Texas also is negotiating with starter Barry Zito, who like Gagne is represented by Scott Boras.

Boras has completed several big contracts with Texas in the past, including the $252 million, 10-year deal for Alex Rodriguez in December 2000 and a $65 million, five-year contract for Chan Ho Park the following year. Kevin Millwood, the Rangers' key free-agent pickup last winter, is another Boras client, getting a deal for $60 million over five seasons.

Mark Mulder, Zito's former teammate in Oakland, visited Rangers officials in Texas with his agent Tuesday.

Gagne became the closer for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2002, and saved 52 games with a 1.97 ERA in 77 appearances. The following season, when he won the Cy Young Award, he pitched in the same number of games and innings (82 1/3) and converted all 55 save chances with a 1.20 ERA and 137 strikeouts. He saved 45 more games in 2004.

Gagne was primarily a starter during his first three seasons in Los Angeles, going 11-14 in 48 games (38 starts) from 1999-2001. He became a free agent last month when the Dodgers declined his $12 million option for 2007.

Akinori Otsuka took over as the Rangers closer last season after Francisco Cordero set a major league record with five blown saves in April. Otsuka converted 32 of 36 saves with a 2.11 ERA in 63 games.

Cordero set the Rangers record with 49 saves in 2004, the same year he was an All-Star. Texas traded him to Milwaukee in July as part of the six-player deal for Carlos Lee, who has since agreed to a $100 million, six-year contract with Houston.

If Gagne takes over as the Rangers closer, Otsuka could move back into the eighth-inning setup role the Rangers planned for the right-hander when they got him in a trade from San Diego last offseason. Or Texas could move Gagne into that setup role.

On Monday, Texas reached a preliminary agreement with outfielder Kenny Lofton on a one-year contract worth about $6 million.

Texas has announced final agreements with two major league free agents this offseason: a $13.5 million, three-year contract with outfielder Frank Catalanotto and a $33.75 million, three-year deal to bring back right-hander Vicente Padilla.

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press
Stupid move IMO, he should of went to the Indians, they have a better chance of the playoffs and contention than the Rangers....but then again I can't be biased too much even though I am an Indians fans, but still why the Rangers?

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Old 12-12-2006, 05:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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They need him for some bullpe help, although they are closer to winning in Cleveland, both are lightyears away from a WS though. He is a handy closer when he is healthy, remember he does hold the saves in a row all time streak

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Old 12-12-2006, 06:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Meh. It really didn't matter what team he went to. Tigers would still own both of them.

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Old 12-12-2006, 06:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 12-13-2006, 11:01 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Horrible choice by Gagne. He should have signed with the Indians here, he would have been better with them becuase the rangers park is not a pitching and their team is horrible. Hopefully he'll be able to survive the team and manage it.
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Old 12-13-2006, 03:54 PM   #6 (permalink)
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His era should shoot up in Texas and it won't help his signing for next off season either, it'll just add even less teams in the mix...4 teams this year...maybe 0-2 next year, two being max, I agree horrible decision...


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Old 12-14-2006, 05:50 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Not too bad considering it's only a one year deal, but guaranteeing a guy 6 million a year when he hasn't pitched in two years it a stretch to me.
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