Gagne A Brewer

by Suicide Prince on Dec 8, 2007 11:08 PM CST

According to ESPNEWS.

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He will

do well there, its the NL.

Brittney Spears is aparently pregnant again, and Tony Romo and her hooked up a few weeks ago...Put 2 and 2 together.

by miles on Dec 8, 2007 10:53 PM CST reply actions

1 year 10 mil??

Doug Melvin is a beast.

by Longhorn on Dec 8, 2007 10:54 PM CST reply actions

crazy

seems like Melvin's going "all in" for next year.

by Randy Richardson on Dec 9, 2007 12:56 AM CST up reply actions

$10 million? Really?

After the turd he laid in Boston?

by chief on Dec 8, 2007 11:08 PM CST reply actions

as weird as this may sound...

...i don't blame him for tanking in boston...

...there's something psychological with gagne... i remember a few times he was brought into the game in a non-save situation and almost blew it for us...

and he never seemed comfortable as a setup man with the sox...

i dunno... he kinda had a loopy season in '07. certainly don't think he's worth 10 mil, though...

...think doug melvin's job is on the line?

by oc on Dec 8, 2007 11:27 PM CST up reply actions

I think Melvin is definitely feeling pressure

The Brew Crew tanked horribly after the break last year. Most of that was beyond his control, but they play in a division that, in my opinion, they should have won.

I think Gagne is a roll of the dice though, especially for that kind of money.

by chief on Dec 8, 2007 11:33 PM CST up reply actions

yep...

...something smells of desperation...

by oc on Dec 8, 2007 11:38 PM CST up reply actions

I think

it's a great move, and it will pay off for them

"No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of."

by Walter Sobchak on Dec 9, 2007 11:55 AM CST up reply actions

So one year was enough after all

Anyone know how much the Rangers were offering for one year?

by Inkara1 on Dec 9, 2007 12:15 AM CST reply actions

$6M

Per the FWST.

Baseball Time in Arlington

by jamcadbury on Dec 9, 2007 12:42 AM CST up reply actions

1 year 10 million

If Cordero can demand the contract he demanded then 10 million doesn't seem that abnormal even after the rough time Gagne had in Boston.

Peripherals tell something too. He had the same walk rate and struck out a higher percentage of batters in the second half. Also, his BABIP skyrocketed in Boston. It was .197 in Texas (a little low IMO compared to the other pitchers), but went up to .427 in Boston (extremely high). I think defense contributed to the extreme increase in his hitability.

Furthermore, he was really bad in three games in the second half. On August 10th at Baltimore he allowed four runs in 1/3 innings, on August 17th against the Angels he allowed three runs in an inning and on September 18th he allowed three runs in an inning. After his second poor outing his ERA had skyrocketed from 2.16 when leaving the Rangers to 4.12 just two weeks later. All three of the rough outings turned into blown saves with two ending in losses. Outside of those three outings though he was pretty solid.

Considering that he really only had one bad outing as a Ranger (July 23rd), I could see signing him to a 1 year 10 million dollar deal. In fact, that's probably about what I think the Rangers should have offered.

by rangeressary on Dec 9, 2007 1:16 AM CST reply actions