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Astros Sign Doug Brocail

Fox 26 Sports out of Houston is reporting that the Astros have agreed to a contract with free agent reliever Doug Brocail.  Terms are unknown; but an announcement is expected Tuesday.

Brocail turns 40 in May.  He pitched for the Astros in 1995-96 before his inclusion in a huge multiplayer deal with the Tigers.  He had a nice 2007 for the Padres with a 3.05 ERA in 76 innings.  However his strikeout rate was quite low at 5.05 per nine innings.  He seems likely to fill the seventh inning role for Houston.

I am OK with the move for one year and $2-3MM, if Ed Wade got something similar.


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