[TDDance234]

One day after reportedly making an offer to left-hander Barry Zito, the Rangers are close to signing another Scott Boras client, free-agent closer Eric Gagne, to a one-year contract, FOXSports.com has learned.

The deal, which likely is pending a physical, would include significant appearance incentives; Boras had been seeking a $6 million base salary plus $5 million in bonuses for a possible total of $11 million, major-league sources said....The Rangers have explored the possibility of trading right-hander Akinori Otsuka, their closer last season, for young starting pitching.

Wow.

A chance at $11 million for a guy thats arm is hanging on by a thread.

Baseball salaries are getting out of hand.

[SuperJon]

Here's a pitcher who I believe was on steroids.

[bigsmooth]

that would be GAGNE.....have you been around GMTM??

[Rocketfan]

that would be GAGNE.....have you been around GMTM??

Should be Gag-me with that stupid contract.

[TDDance234]

Ugh.

[Sly Fox]

It just shows how desperate the Rangers are for pitching of any kind. They have a long history of overpaying for arms that turn out to be well below average.

[TDDance234]

Didn't they sign Chan Ho Park a few years back and he bombed misrably?

[Libertine]

Anyone else remember the Jose Conseco Experiment?

[bigsmooth]

who is cOnseco??

[Sly Fox]

The guy who has the fieldhouse in Indy.

On a related note, Jose's much maligned book outing steroids is a terrific (albeit misguided) read.