July 30, 200719 yr TEXAS-- The Boston Red Sox acquired Texas Rangers closer Eric Gagne on Monday for Manny Delcarmen, minor league pitcher Craig Breslow, another player and cash. The trade bolsters the Red Sox bullpen as the team tries to hold off the New York Yankees in the AL East. Gagne, had converted 16 of 17 save opportunities. Gagne will be used as a setup man for closer Jonathan Papelbon. "We're extraordinarily happy with the job that Jon Papelbon has done as a closer," Epstein said. "We'll talk to the players before we start talking about their roles and how we think they're going to be used," Epstein said. "I'm sure we can find plenty of places for him to work." "We've been talking to the Rangers on and off for a week or two," Epstein said. "Once they made the Mark Teixeira trade , things really accelerated. ... We got down to business very quickly." Gagne was the most attractive reliever available in a trade, sought out by the Yankees, Mets and Tigers among other teams. He agreed to a $6M , one-year deal in the off-season and could have exercised his no trade rights to veto a trade to Boston. "A great opportunity came along, and I feel that I have a chance to win a World Series," Gagne said. "There's a lot of frustration going on in here right now, but hopefully then can right the ship" . Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
July 30, 200719 yr Author What a sick f***ing deal. I like 'lil Manny but Gagne is Gagne. Best 1-2-3 end of the bullpen in the majors.
July 30, 200719 yr Author Isn't Delcarmen pretty good? Yes. He has a good future. Gagne is f***ing Gagne though, Oh man.
July 30, 200719 yr Author :lol :lol :lol Actually I think this is fake. Whoever made that up is the man. There is notthing about this anywhere else.
July 30, 200719 yr Author lol I just saw it on milb.com from Ramp, guess this got around pretty quick. Yeah, a ton of the big boards got pwned. Whoever started that gets kudos from me. I did feel a bit iffy about it with direct quotes from Theo and such. :lol :lol
July 31, 200719 yr Oh snap! Eric Gagne is reportedly headed to Boston to bolster the Red Sox' bullpen. Gagne, who had a no-trade clause, must waive it for the deal could be completed. ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reported Tuesday afternoon that Gagne is seriously considering doing just that to join the American League East leaders. He will join a bullpen that includes All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon. Gagne is 2-0 this season with a 2.16 ERA and 16 saves for the Texas Rangers. Per ESPN.com EDIT: Probably should've checked the deadline thread, but this thread was already so existent.
July 31, 200719 yr apparently Engel Beltre (my fav prospect) is going to Texas jesus h christ i would kill for that kid
July 31, 200719 yr Author NESN reporting deal is done, Gagne waives NTC. Gabbard, Murphy and Beltre to Texas. I'm so f***ing stoked right now.
July 31, 200719 yr the red sox' bullpen is obscene. Okajima-Gagne-Papelbon. an all star each of the last three innings.
July 31, 200719 yr Author We retained lil' Manny too (unless something else goes down in 9 minutes). The fact that he is the 4th option now makes me wet.
July 31, 200719 yr hate to see Murphy and Kason go (and fox's "more like koufax" avatar). But I guess you have to give some to get some.
July 31, 200719 yr The Red Sox almost certainly win that deal. Murphy is not going to be much more than a reserve outfielder at best. At least they got Beltre and Gabbard, although his recent success has been unusual, and certainly inflated his trade value. Pretty surprising that the Rangers didn't get Manny Delcarmen. Once again, Theo Epstein works his magic.
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