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Lowe to meet with Braves
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,...
Gammons's take
boston.com — ESPN baseball guru Peter Gammons, while promoting his upcoming "Hot Stove, Cool Music" event, spoke at length this afternoon on sports radio station WEEI about the future of Jason Varitek, Mark Teixeira's icy past relationship with Alex Rodriguez, and ... (more) Gammons's take
Wren, Cox meet with Lowe at Turner Field
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 ... (more) Wren, Cox meet with Lowe at Turner Field
Smoltz to leave Atlanta for Boston | MLB.com: News
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 ... (more) Smoltz to leave Atlanta for Boston | MLB.com: News
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Derek Lowe To Meet With Braves
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... According to Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe, Derek Lowe is scheduled to meet with the Braves today in Atlanta.  The apparent loss of John Smoltz to Boston stings, but Lowe would be a huge addition. ...

Starting Pitcher: Lowe to Meet Braves in Atlanta
MetsBlog.com — In the Boston Globe, Tony Massarotti reports, “Derek Lowe is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Braves this afternoon in Atlanta,” according to a baseball source. Massarotti adds, “The Braves may have to guarantee a fourth year at a higher average annual salary in order to get a deal done with the pitcher,” while noting the Red Sox are not involved in negotiations. According to John Harper in the Daily News, Boras is looking to get Lowe a four-year, $64 million deal. As such, Harper ...

Derek Lowe to meet with the Braves today.
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan — ... The Braves now have lost John Smoltz it seems to the Red Sox so now the Braves will have a meeting with Free Agent Derek Lowe the Boston Globe is reporting. Now we can watch a NL East team rival make a move on a pitcher the Mets should lock up even though Omar seems to think its ok to go after Oliver Perez if Lowe does not sign with the Mets. Check out the article Boston Globe article here

Oh yeah?
The Hardball Times — 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 source, Lowe is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Braves this afternoon in Atlanta. The Braves have spent much of the offseason looking for another starting pitcher since since acquiring Javier Vazquez from the ...

Market for Lowe Heats Up, Market for Cordero Remains Lukewarm
Hot Foot — ... , key target for the Mets at the moment, is set to meet with the Atlanta Braves according to Boston.com. So far, the only outstanding offer to the free agent pitcher is a 3-year, $36 million deal with the Mets, which Scott Boras Lowe has yet to accept. ...

On Lowe meeting with Atlanta...
Mets Fever — ... According to a baseball source, Lowe is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Braves this afternoon in Atlanta. source Boston Globe ...

Braves may give Mets run for Derek Lowe
SILive: Ya Gotta Believe — ... sweepstakes. We'll he's reportedly accomplished that goal. A day after meeting with the Mets at Citi Field, Boras is headed to Atlanta this afternoon to talk about his 35-year-old client with Bravos officials, Boston.com is reporting . The Braves have had a winter from hell, swinging and missing on ...

Starting Pitcher: Mets and Lowe are Far Apart
MetsBlog.com — “The Mets and Derek Lowe remain far apart in negotiations,” Jon Heyman recently wrote to his blog for SI.com. According to the Boston Globe, Lowe is meeting today in Atlanta with Braves GM Frank Wren and Bobby Cox. Heyman believes the Braves could emerge as a big threat to the Mets, since ‘Atlanta saved its money after offering A.J. Burnett a deal for about $15-to-16 million a year.’ I still believe Lowe could eventually cost Omar Minaya a three-year, $42 million deal, with a ...

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Cox, Braves turn attention to LoweMajor League Baseball News
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.