Saturday, December 8, 2007

Report: Brewers confirm pending deal for Gagne

Eric Gagne might be a Brewer after all.

Eric Gagne

Gagne

Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin confirmed on Saturday that a pending deal is in place for the free-agent reliever, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Web site.

While Melvin was mum on the terms, the newspaper is reporting the one-year deal is worth upwards of $10 million. Melvin said he couldn't discuss details because MLB has told all teams physicals must be performed on all players involved in signings and trades before an announcement can be made.

"It's one of those things where you've got to wait a few days," Melvin told the Journal Sentinel.

The Brewers were one of two teams vying for Gagne's services prior to the trade deadline in July. They lost out as the Texas Rangers traded the righty reliever to the Boston Red Sox.

Moved from his normal closer role to a setup position, Gagne had a rough run in Boston. The former NL Cy Young winner posted a 6.75 ERA in 20 games for the Red Sox. Gagne declined Boston's offer of salary arbitration on Friday.

Gagne is 29-23 with 177 saves and a 3.31 ERA lifetime.


Source: ESPN.com

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