Doug Brocail

Another reliever gone...

Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008

For those of us who thought Doug Brocail could be a solid middle reliver and veteran presence in the bull-pen, you can scratch him from the list of available reliever. The 41 y/o right hander who the Mets put a claim on, in August of last year has re-signed a one year deal with the Astros. It's not Brocail for say, but I'm tired of seeing relievers moving elsewhere and getting excuses. Since the off-season...

Baseball Notes: Brocail, Astros agree

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008

Relief pitcher Doug Brocail agreed yesterday to a $2.75 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros. The 41-year-old righthanded setup man went 7-5 with a 3.93 ERA in a career-high 72 appearances.

Brocail, Astros agree

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008

Relief pitcher Doug Brocail agreed yesterday to a $2.75 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros. The 41-year-old righthanded setup man went 7-5 with a 3.93 ERA in a career-high 72 appearances.

Veteran reliever Brocail will remain in Houston

Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008

Relief pitcher Doug Brocail is staying with the Houston Astros, agreeing Tuesday to a $2.75 million, one-year contract that includes a club option for 2010. The 41-year-old right-hander was a reliable setup man for Houston closer Jose Valverde this season, going 7-5 with a 3.93 ERA in a career-high 72 appearances. Brocail gets a $2.5 million salary next year and Houston has a $2.85 million option for...

• Astros re-sign 41-year-old P Brocail to 1-year deal - ESPN
• Astros, reliever Brocail agree to one-year deal for $2.75M - CBS SportsLine.com

Astros sign Brocail to one-year deal (MLB.com)

Ballbug (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008

MLB.com : Astros sign Brocail to one-year deal — Right-handed pitcher returns for fourth season with club — HOUSTON — The Houston Astros announced today that the club has signed right-handed pitcher Doug Brocail to a one-year, $2.5-million contract, plus incentives.

Houston Astros re-sign reliever Doug Brocail

USA Today (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008

Relief pitcher Doug Brocail is staying with the Houston Astros, agreeing Tuesday to a $2.75 million, one-year contract that includes ...

Astros Sign Doug Brocail

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

According to a press release, the Astros signed Doug Brocail to a one-year deal today. He'll get $2.5MM plus incentives in '09 and there's a club option for $2.85MM plus incentives for '10 with a $250K buyout. The Astros declined Brocail's $3.25MM '09 option in October and did not offer him arbitration yesterday. Brocail, 41, posted a 3.93 ERA in 68.2 innings this year. His strikeout rate was up significantly...

Brocail signs with the Astros for $2.5 million

The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

From CBSSportsLine , more will be posted as it comes. Ed Wade most be a negotiating genius, that's a $750,000 pay cut from his declined option. ****UPDATE**** It's official. HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros announced today that the club has signed right-handed pitcher Doug Brocail to a one-year, $2.5-million contract, plus incentives. The deal also includes a club option for 2010 worth $2.85 million,...

Astros decline arbitration to four players

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

The Houston Astros have declined to offer salary arbitration to pitchers Doug Brocail and Randy Wolf, as well as infielder Mark Loretta and catcher Brad Ausmus.

Astros Decline To Offer Arb To Wolf, Brocail, Loretta

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

MLB.com's Alyson Footer makes it official - the Astros did not offer arbitration to Type B free agents Randy Wolf and Mark Loretta or Type A free agent Doug Brocail. Just like the Cubs with Kerry Wood and the D'Backs with Adam Dunn, Wolf is a quality player who was not offered arbitration due to payroll concerns. Richard Justice figures it may have come down to Wolf or Jose Valverde for the Astros,...

Arb Offered To Orlando Cabrera, David Weathers

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

According to the AP, Orlando Cabrera (Type A) and David Weathers (Type B) were offered arbitration. We await word on Type B free agents Mark Loretta, Randy Wolf, Doug Brocail, Juan Uribe, and Ken Griffey Jr.

Astros' lone move could be at catcher (Nick Zaccardi/MLB.com)

Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008

Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com : Astros' lone move could be at catcher — If rotation comes together, team would have few holes to fill — If the Astros can re-sign pitchers Randy Wolf and Doug Brocail, they may be satisfied with making nothing more than a small splash in the offseason market.

Mlb Free-Agent Class of 2008-09 | Baseballdeworld.Com

- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008

Freddy Garcia . Relief Pitchers Doug Brocail Damaso Marte Russ Springer Joe Beimel Brian Shouse John Smoltz Darren Oliver Chan Ho Park Jeremy Affeldt Dennys Reyes Will Ohman Arthur Rhodes David Weathers Brandon Lyon Eddie Guardado …[Continue Reading]

ABCs of Free Agency

Mets Today (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008

Russ Springer is a Type-A free agent. So is Doug Brocail, and Bobby Howry. Huh? That’s right — Springer, Brocail, and Howry are deemed in the same “class” as Manny Ramirez, C.C. Sabathia, and Mark Teixeira, among others. Go figure. Meantime, the same sure-fire system puts Gregg Zaun and Rudy Seanez on a level with Brad [...]

Type A/B Free Agents

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008

Using Eddie Bajek's estimates on Detroit Tigers Thoughts, here's a list of the possible Type A and Type B free agents this winter. Type A Bobby Abreu (Yankees) Milton Bradley (Rangers) Doug Brocail (Astros) A.J. Burnett (Blue Jays) Pat Burrell (Phillies) Orlando Cabrera (White Sox) Juan Cruz (Diamondbacks) Ryan Dempster (Cubs) Adam Dunn (Diamondbacks) Brian Fuentes (Rockies) Brian Giles (Padres) Orlando...