sports.yahoo.com - 1/8/2009
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The Atlanta Braves lost franchise icon John Smoltz to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, but quickly turned their attention to free-agent right-hander Derek Lowe . The Braves are battling with their NL East rivals, the New York Mets , for the sinkerballer’s services. The Braves had shown scant ...
boston.com - 1/8/2009
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boston.com —
With the news that John Smoltz may be
headed to the Red Sox, it should come as...
a no surprise that the Braves appear to be intensifying their pursuit of another free-agent pitcher: Derek Lowe. According to a baseball source,...
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Lowe to meet with Braves
ajc.com - 1/8/2009
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ajc.com —
Braves officials met Thursday with free-agent pitcher Derek
Lowe at Turner Field, with the shock of John...
Smoltz’s exit reverberating in Atlanta and an increased sense of urgency in the air. General manager Frank Wren and manager Bobby Cox met for ...
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Wren, Cox meet with Lowe at Turner Field
mlb.mlb.com - 1/8/2009
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mlb.mlb.com —
ATLANTA -- John Smoltz's days with the Braves
appear to be over. Multiple sources have confirmed that...
the veteran hurler will officially sign with the Red Sox within the next two days. A Major League source who was in contact with Smoltz on ...
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Smoltz to leave Atlanta for Boston | MLB.com: News
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Braves target Lowe after losing Smoltz
Talking Chop —
Braves target Lowe after losing Smoltz
Here we go again. Though the article has no specifics, so I wouldn't read too much into the headline. Here is an interesting quote near the bottom of the article:
Only two pitchers in big-league history – Hall of ...
Farewell, Bearded One
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My emotional side certainly agrees with you. How could it not? Smoltz is an icon, one of the greatest players ever to don a tomahawk. And there’s certainly a good chance that he’ll put in productive innings again next year. I was mad and hurt, too, when i heard the news.
But take a step back, take a deep breath (hell, get mad and wait until tomorrow to do it) and think about it for a minute. We’re coming off a 2008 season that was doomed because 4 of 5 projected starters were lost for two or more months due to injury. Right off the bat we know Smoltz wouldn’t be ready until at least May. And he’s been a health ...
The Braves would have paid Smoltz incrementally based on his health up to a maximum of $5 million...
Talking Chop —
... The details of the Braves offer to Smoltz
I'm just saying, it sounds reasonable to me, but even then, if you're willing to go to a possible $12 million, why not go ahead and guarantee at least $5 million. Who knows, maybe it was the achievability of the incentives and not the base salary. The more I think about this the more I'm falling on the Braves side of the argument. And don't give me that line about "respect." Three million for a guy who won't pitch until May or June and is coming off his fourth surgery is pretty generous. ...
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Thanks Atlanta
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metsblog.com 1/11/2009 — Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com believes the Mets are now pessimistic about their chances of signing Derek Lowe .
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Oh yeah?
hardballtimes.com 1/8/2009 — Hey Boston! You take our old pitcher, we'll take your old pitcher !
With the news that John Smoltz may be headed to the Red Sox, it should come as a no surprise that the Braves appear to be intensifying their pursuit of another free-agent pitcher: Derek Lowe.
According to a baseball ...
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jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/13/2009 — Ahhhh, the $60 million dollar question. How much will this move impact the Braves? In a nutshell, it helps them tremendously. Even though Derek Lowe is not your typical ace like Johan Santana or Cole Hamels, he will provide the Braves with a steady, consistent force at the front end of their ...
Derek Lowe Signs With Braves
totalprosports.com 1/13/2009 — Total Pro Sports - People are claiming bankruptcy, the government is bailing out companies, the price of oil is falling and the Atlanta Braves sign Derek Lowe to a 4 year $60 million contract. All go hand in hand....... What is this world coming to we will never know. ...
Cox, Braves turn attention to Lowe —
Major League Baseball News 1/8/2009
Distraught by the news that John Smoltz plans to pitch for the Red Sox this season, Braves manager Bobby Cox traveled to Turner Field late Thursday morning to meet with Lowe, who is regarded as the best starting pitcher available on the free-agent market.
New York Mets: Where Do We Lowe from Here? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/9/2009
The Mets negotiations with Derek Lowe are going as smoothly as James Carville having dinner with Ann Coulter. The Mets have gone from being the only player in the market for Lowe to potentially losing him to the dreaded Atlanta Braves. Now it's ...
