Negotiations between the Twins and free agent Eric Gagne have reportedly broken down after nearly coming together on a one-year, $3-million deal.
Also reportedly, the Dodgers want to pick up some more bullpen help after their first two priorities — Manny and a starting pitcher — are taken care of.
If you’re Ned Colletti, do you bring Gagne back as a middle reliever?
Does Gagne have any value to the Dodgers?
Would he even come back?
Too much baggage?
Update: So much for that idea…
An MRI recently revealed that Gagne has labrum and rotator cuff damage in his pitching shoulder. He was given the option of having an injection and trying physical rehab, or undergoing surgery.
Either way, Gagne was not going to be able to make the Brewers’ roster this spring. He signed a minor-league deal that guaranteed him a $1.5 million salary if added to the roster by March 26. That deadline became moot when Gagne was unable to pitch in a game.
Update 2: …or maybe not
With the bullpen being the Dodgers’ greatest question mark, who should make an appearance at Camelback Ranch on Friday but the team’s greatest reliever of all time, Eric Gagne.
Gagne, the 2003 National League Cy Young Award winner and three-time All-Star, said it’s not “Game Over” for him just yet.
As I historian of Dodger baseball yourself, I was hoping you might check out a recent interview I did with my Dad. He shared some memories and photos from the Dodgers first few seasons in Los Angeles.
http://www.reflectionsofblue.com
…I would not bring back Gagne.
Hi, Brandon — I’ll definitely check it out, thanks.
No on Gagne. More baggage than a freight train. On both sides.
(Do freight trains carry baggage? You know what I mean.)
Yeah, I’m envisioning a circus train. :)
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