The end of a comeback
While it wasn’t exactly huge news, one of the more interesting stories this offseason was the Dodgers signing of their former Cy Young Award winning closer, Eric Gagne.
Right away, there was speculation as to whether or not he’d be able to make a comeback, whether or not he could even be useful in any way.
Yesterday, we got our answer.
No, he cannot.
It seems like nothing, on the surface. A washed up pitcher gets released before the season starts. It’s not like anyone is surprised.
There’s more here, though.
This was a guy who signed for $500,000 with the team where he had his glory days. He was just making one last shot at one last hurrah.
He tanked in his spring training appearances, and accepted a demotion to the minor leagues.
But the Dodgers wouldn’t even keep him there. They considered him a burden even in their farm system.
How much lower can you get?
This is a guy who was on top of the world, taking baseball by storm. Now he can’t even get a job in his old team’s farm system.
Oh how the mighty have fallen. And hard.
