Comments on: Starting Pitcher: Braves offer 4-yr Deal to Lowe

By: just-mlb

just-mlb — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:40:22 +0000

by the way…

In the past 2 years, for all his inconsistencies..

Ollie’s record is 26-20…ERA of 3.56 and 4.22
Derek Lowe is 26-25…ERA of 4.57 and 4.25

sometimes u dont realize what u have until it is gone…

By: dieselpi

dieselpi — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:03:35 +0000

lol @ people being so worked up and saying its cause omar went low to start
you go low to start because you know boras will do this anyway

does anyone think if the mets initial offer was lets say 3 years for 45 that boras would have said ok done?

no he would have found another team to push it up

at this point i see it as atlanta trying to get the mets to bid higher for lowe then get the mets out of the running for ollie or someone else they want.

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:49:43 +0000

He’s only spent two of those years in the majors the whole year. Its all adds up to slightly under five years of service time.

refer to the new service time numbers when they comes out in March. Its not of major import, but it is how the system works.

The Mets had this same situation when they signed the non-tendered Ramon Castro and then held his rights for two or three more years. Same thing applies to Brandon Knight this offseason, who is 33 and pitched in the big leagues in 2001 as well. Less than six years of service time means you can’t be a free agent unless the team non-tenders you.

By: fongulalou

fongulalou — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:02:37 +0000

Pretty much no choice now. This is the flip-
side of playing the waiting game. Atleast
the rest of these FAs should fallinto place
pretty quickly now w/Lowe off the board.

By: realmet

realmet — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:59:48 +0000

Boras that is!

By: realmet

realmet — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:59:19 +0000

No way I give Oliver Perez a 4 year deal . Way too risky to give either Lowe or Perez 4 years. If Ollie has a meltdown next year then we’re stuck with him for 4 years. The Braves are offering way too much. As I said yesterday, I am seriously done with that trash Boars. Why give him anything at this point. Tell him to take OP and walk. Sign Sheets and 1 more starter from the list of Garland, Wolf, Odalis Perez etc. AND, please, please go for Manny or at least another OF’er with pop.

By: fongulalou

fongulalou — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:58:51 +0000

Indeed 11Mil ain’t chump change.

By: fongulalou

fongulalou — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:57:58 +0000

The price for Ollie just went up!
And now you have no choice Omar.
Must sign him, then address the OF AND
the 2B situation.

By: fongulalou

fongulalou — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:55:14 +0000

wait, how many “#1 rivals” do we have?

By: vinluvr

vinluvr — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:54:30 +0000

$$$$