Eric Gagne 2002:
Went 6-7 with a 4.75 ERA (80 ER/151.2 IP) in 33 games (24 starts) during three stints with the Dodgers...was second on the team in starts and third in innings pitched...went 5-6 with a 4.92 ERA (75 ER/137.1 IP) in 24 starts and 1-1 with a 3.14 ERA (5 ER/14.1 IP) in nine relief outings...was on the Opening Day roster and started the Dodgers' second game of the season, a 3-2 loss vs. Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks...won his first game of the season on April 19 at San Francisco, 10-1, allowing one run on six hits in a career-high 8.0 innings...struck out a career-high nine batters in a 6-5 Dodger win on April 25 vs. Pittsburgh, but had no decision...lost 3-1 on May 17 in his hometown of Montreal, allowing solo home runs to Orlando Cabrera and Lee Stevens in the first inning and then shutting out the Expos the next five innings...slugged his first career home run, but matched a career-high with eight earned runs allowed, in 2.2 innings and had no decision in the Dodgers' 9-8, 10-inning win on June 3 at Houston...optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on June 12 and recalled on July 4...optioned back to Las Vegas on July 5 and recalled on July 15...matched a season and career-high by pitching 8.0 innings (3 ER) and picking up a win in the Dodgers' 6-4 victory in his next start on July 16 at Pittsburgh...was the starter and winner in the Dodgers' record-setting 22-7 victory at Colorado on July 21, allowing seven runs in 6.0 innings...was 3-0 with a 1.52 ERA in four starts for Las Vegas, striking out 31 batters and allowing just 15 hits in 23.2 innings while limiting opposing batters to a .195 batting average.

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Eric Gagne in 2006 Outlook:
It was a left knee injury that sidelined Eric Gagne at the start of spring training. How much Eric Gagne subsequent elbow problems had to do with the adjustments Eric Gagne made to compensate for the knee will forever remain a mystery. Fortunately, Eric Gagne didn't need Tommy John surgery, something Eric Gagne didn't know until after Eric Gagne was cut open on June 24. Eric Gagne's ulnar collateral ligament wasn't torn, so Eric Gagne is expected to be ready for the beginning of this spring. While it's possible that Eric Gagne won't be 100 percent until well into the season, Gagne at 85-90 percent is still clearly better than most of the game's closers. Just look at what Eric Gagne did while he was pitching hurt last season. The Dodgers will probably be good enough to present Eric Gagne with at least 45 save opportunities, so consider paying the price. With the risk factor dropping Eric Gagne's price, Eric Gagne is a better investment than he has been in a couple of years.

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