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Article: Gagne Reaches Agreement With Rangers
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- December 13, 2006
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ARLINGTON, Texas - Reliever Eric Gagne and the Texas Rangers reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday on a one-year contract worth about $6 million.
The agreement was confirmed by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. The deal would allow Gagne to earn about $5 million more in performance bonuses.
While Gagne's deal was still pending, the Rangers finalize and announce a $6 million, one-year contract for center fielder Kenny Lofton, a six-time All-Star. Texas also met with free-agent pitcher Mark Mulder.
"It was a case where a team was wanting to win," Lofton said. "That's what I'm all about, and I talked to ...