Eric Gagne is a professional baseball player. He's a right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers and wears number 38. He is managed by pitching manager Rick Honeycutt.
Pitcher Eric Gagne is coming back to pitch in his home province. The former NL Cy Young Award winner has accepted a deal with the Quebec Capitales of the independent Can-Am League. A reliever throughout most of his major league career, Gagne will pitch as a starter for the independent league team, the club said Wednesday. The 33-year-old native of Mascouche has a 33-26 major league record with 187 saves, winning the Cy Young in 2003. He made his major league debut with the Los Angeles... Read Full Story
The Los Angeles Dodgers want a full-length feature of the Manny Ramirez show after last season's short. General manager Ned Colletti said Wednesday that the Dodgers made an offer to the free-agent slugger, and their pitch would give him the second-highest average salary in the sport behind Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez . "If you saw the bid, it's nothing that we're embarrassed by," Colletti said at the GM meetings. "Manny was close to that number, anyway -- closer to that area than... Read Full Story
So there you have it. I was 3/4 with my predictions, correctly guessing the exact games the Phillies and Brewers would last.
Rays and Red Sox. Phillies and Dodgers. There are a few significant points with these matchups. I think it's pretty much cemented that this year's AL East was the best division since they went with the three division format. The third place Yankees won 89 games and the first two teams are now undeniably the two best in the entire league.
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Outfielder Manny Ramirez's stormy relationship with the Boston Red Sox appears to be over.
A baseball source has confirmed Ramirez has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, ESPN.com has learned. The Red Sox will pay remaining $7 million of Ramirez's contract, ESPN.com's Peter Gammons reported.
Jason Bay is going to Boston as part of the deal, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reported. And the
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Will Manny be back in LA? Dodger fans sure hope so. 2008 Outcome: 84-78, finished 1st place in the NL West. Advanced to the NLCS (Lost to the Phillies in 5 games.) What They've Lost: Greg Maddux (retired), Jeff Kent (retired), Derek Lowe (signed with Braves), Brad Penny (signed with Red Sox), Takashi Saito (signed with Red Sox), Chan Ho Park (signed with Phillies), Andrew Jones (released). What They've Done: Re-signed free agents Rafael Furcal and Casey Blake. Signed new free agents Brad... Read Full Story
I no longer hear anyone questioning Theo Epstein's decision to sign Joel Pineiro to a $4 million deal with $2 million in closing incentives rather than inking Eric Gagne to a $6 million contract. Even if Jonathan Papelbon did not... Read Full Story
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