Comments on: Starting Pitcher: Lowe wants $16 million per year

By: damioneasley1

damioneasley1 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:39:25 +0000

This is what I am hoping for, not what I think will happen. Also, I don’t see how it is a “Complete Fantasy” for Derek Lowe to sign with the only team who has made an offer to him, as well as the team who has courted him since the beginning of the offseason.

By: damioneasley1

damioneasley1 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:35:39 +0000

Did I ever say it would be easy? And anyway, why couldn’t it happen? It certainly seems like we are in a good position to get Lowe, Dunn and Sheets have garnered little or no interest from anyone else, and I don’t see why it would be anything but easy to sign Tim Redding.

By: joeysmets

joeysmets — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:27:08 +0000

im not sure about garland.. hes only had an era under 4 once in his career and wouldve lost a lot of games if it wasnt for a potent white sox lineup saving his behind for most of the mid 2000s

By: joeysmets

joeysmets — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:24:01 +0000

you still can.. the stankees were gunna do with shef in 07 but he bailed on them

By: zer09

zer09 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:42:01 +0000

Why would you give 36m to a pitcher who will not receive half that amount from anyone else? You make no sense

By: Kherubconamor

Kherubconamor — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:36:20 +0000

If Sheets would take 3 for 36 I’d sign him today, and rejoice! I’d even tack on a 4th year team option. That still gives the Mets 8 million of cap room before reaching last year’s total. I’d go after Oliver Perez next with a 4 for 44 deal. Johan, Sheets, Perez, Pelfrey, Maine…that rotation is beautiful. If the Mets were intent on not spending on Manny, and keeping their payroll close to where it was last year, this is undoubtedly the best course of action to take. Well, that and then doing my three previously suggested moves of flipping Castillo in a three way for Downs, trading Schneider for Freel, and going after either Saltalamaccia or Teagarden.

I’d then also see if Alou would come back at a bargain basement rate of maybe target Billy Butler from KC.

By: therealsince86

therealsince86 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:47:40 +0000

At this point I think you could get Garland and Wolf for a total of 3 years 18 million. That’s a very good rotation even considering injuries. Yes you are missing a #2 but Lowe was only really a #2 last year.

By: VCarver

VCarver — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:46:15 +0000

If you can get Sheets + Wolf for what it would cost Lowe alone, why wouldn’t anyone do that? Those two provided 36 quality starts last year — Lowe alone produced 20.

Wolf had 18 quality starts last season. That’s just 2 less than Lowe.

By: therealsince86

therealsince86 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:44:17 +0000

I like the idea of Sheets but it’s risky if we don’t get Lowe. He is great but a rotation of Johan, Sheets, Pelfrey, Niese, Maine won’t get it done. Especially when Sheets gets injured.
I think you go out and sign Garland. He at this point should not cost more than 3/24-30. That solidifies the #5 spot and worse case you then go out and have to sign another innings eater and you are at least guarnteed a bunch of innings.

By: VCarver

VCarver — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:43:04 +0000

Quality starts last season:

Lowe — 20
Wolf — 18
Garland — 18
Sheets — 18
Ollie — 17

If I can get two out of Sheets-Wolf-Garland for not much more than what Lowe is asking for, I’d do it in a second.

I don’t see Lowe as that much of an upgrade over the rest of the others.