The Texas Rangers bullpen has been one of the few bright spots for the struggling team this year, and Eric Gagne has been the centerpiece of it all. He got his 8th save on Tuesday as he closed out the Detroit Tigers and lowered his ERA to 1.23 on the year and continues to make himself more and more appealing to teams looking for some bullpen help.
There's no point to even listing all of the teams that would be interested as most every organization in the MLB could use bullpen help. The team Gagne closed out tonight would definitely be an intriguing fit though, as they are without their flame thrower, Joel Zumaya for much of the year., and have a disjointed, dysfunctional bullpen as currently situated.
On Tuesday the Tigers bullpen allowed 6 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks. The Tigers can outscore anyone with the bats they have, but that only gets you so far.
Fellow reliever C.J. Wilson and Akinori Otsuka have also had solid seasons despite individual struggles recently. Both would draw some interest and perhaps bring in some gifted prospects if Rangers GM Jon Daniels were to put them on the block.
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