ERIC GAGNE RUMORS & GOSSIP

In 2002, the Dodgers decided to convert righty starting pitcher Eric Gagne into a full-time short reliever and the result was awesome. From 2002-2004, Gagne pitched in 224 games (0 starts) in which he was 13-7 with 152 saves, a 1.79 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP. He whiffed 365 batters in 247 innings in those three years while only allowing 145 hits. Gagne’s best year came in 2003 when...

Unable to land another gig pitching in the major leagues, Eric Gagne has decided to hang up his cleats.  I watched him during Spring Training, and I based on how he looked then, I think this was an inevitable decision. It got to the point where watching Gagne enter a game was like watching grandpa grab the car keys.  You love him, you have some great memories, but...

“I hear that song come on the radio and I still get goose bumps,” says Eric Gagne of Guns’n'Roses’ “Welcome To The Jungle” in a confessional conversation with the L.A. Times’ T.J. Simers.  Perhaps distracted by comparing his own career to that of Izzy Stradlin, Gagne — trying to win a job at Dodgers camp [...]

The Dodgers have signed Eric Gagne to a minor-league deal. From "Dodgers Reach Agreement With Eric Gagne" at MLBTR: Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports says (via Twitter) that Gagne will make $500,000 if he makes the big league team, with another $500,000 in incentives based on games and games finished. The Rockies offered the 34-year-old Gagne a minor league deal as well, however he apparently...

When we last saw Eric Gagne, he was not in high esteem. But that was just Eric Gagne the baseball player. As Walkoff Walk notes, he might be trying on a different cap before too long. At a charity event in Quebec City, Gagne was asked if he would lead an investment team to help Montreal get a professional baseball team. His response, translated from his native French-Canadian...

Diamond Leung passes along a report which indicates that Eric Gagne told Canadian reporters that he will attempt to get back into the big leagues next year, and wouldn't rule out a return to the Dodgers. Gagne reportedly said that he is willing to sign a minor league contract, and wouldn't mind pitching in Double or Triple-A. Gagne, 34 in January, last pitched in the majors...

Even in the Can-Am League, the numbers for former Dodger great Eric Gagne keep getting worse. After posting a 6.75 ERA for the Red Sox and a 5.44 ERA for the Brewers last season, Gagne's career appeared to be on life support. Gagne, who at one time was the best closer in baseball, was no longer an effective major league pitcher and there was talks that he needed surgery on his shoulder...

Eric Gagne has all but lost his chance to ever close again. That doesn't mean he can't find a set up role. "He is very versatile, having success in the closer and set up role," Boras said. The Gagne market is starting to take shape, with two closers signed in the last twenty-four hours, but no team is the apparent front-runner. Gagne finished the season strong, going 0-1 with a 3...

So the list was rather a disappointment. No AROD. No Pujos. No Manny. No Ortiz. No Jeter. No Vlad. This just confirms my opinion that no one will be talking about this come January 1st. Not maybe we can end the dog and pony show and Selig can worry about the future as opposed to the past. The section on Eric Gagne was pretty interesting; the packages were being sent...

Paul LoDuca and Eric Gagne land on new teams...Will it help though