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Eric Gagne is getting another chance to be a closer.
Gagne and the Brewers finalized a $10 million, one-year contract on Monday, giving the Brewers a potential replacement for All-Star reliever Francisco Cordero.
The 2003 NL Cy Young Award winner, Gagne finished last season with the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. He was acquired from Texas at the trade deadline in a deal that grabbed headlines, but struggled in a setup role with the Red Sox and was rarely used in tight situations down the stretch.
With the Brewers, he’s expected to work the ninth inning. Gagne and Milwaukee setup man Derrick Turnbow are longtime golfing buddies.
“I talked to Derrick and he said, ‘I know what my job is — it’s to get the ball to Eric at the back end of games,”‘ Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin said.
Gagne can earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses next year: $250,000 each for 50, 55, 60 and 65 games finished.
