After a meeting that reportedly lasted several hours, and a sales pitch from Chipper Jones, the Atlanta Braves and Derek Lowe may have become closer than ever to working out a deal that may determine Lowe’s future possibly in a Braves uniform.
The meeting which was held on Thursday afternoon, was said to last almost three hours with agent Scott Boras, Derek Lowe, Braves manager Bobby Cox, general manager Frank Wren and pitching coach Roger McDowell all in attendance. The meeting must have been a “Brave” success as According to MLB.com, the Braves are expected to make a formal offer to Lowe as early as Monday or Tuesday.
If you are a team like the Atlanta Braves-looking for a starter to lead off your rotation, consistency is a must and if consistency is a must, then Derek Lowe is the prize.
Miguel Salcido reports that Lowe averages more than 15 wins a season, throws a heavy sinker that keeps the ball on the ground, has a stellar record of not being injured, and has proven to be a great big game pitcher.
The Mets were the front runners to sign Lowe but the $36MM offer already seems to have fizzled out. Unless the Mets can come up with more funds, Lowe may be on the hill for Atlanta with Javier Vazquez moving behind him in the rotation.
A few offers may have already been made to Lowe, but as of yet NO offers have been approved or made official by the Braves organization.
Hmmmm Lowe is a remarkable pitcher but as if he should be asking more than $36MM…Ok fair enough there is interest in him but as if he isn’t sitting around waiting to see if people would be willing to offer that little bit more…just a couple of more million for him. I do hope that if he does wait it out…and the Mets can’t come up the money…then Yay for us in Atlanta…we’ll take him haha.
Sorry Vazquez I hope that wasn’t too mean sounding
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