nydailynews.com - 1/4/2009
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If Derek Lowe is going to end up a Met, the team and the pitcher have a lot of negotiating to do. In fact, some in baseball believe there are more aggressive teams lusting for Lowe who are willing to offer much more than what the Mets have offered.
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com - 1/6/2009
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jorgesaysno.blogspot.com —
Last week, it was reported that the Mets
offered Derek Lowe a 3 year/$36 million contract. While...
this proposal is certainly respectable, it was far less than Lowe expected and as a result, he did not accept the offer. My question is: does he really think there is a better offer out there? ...
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What Is Derek Lowe Waiting For?
newsday.com - 1/5/2009
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newsday.com —
After a holiday respite, things could get busy
again in the baseball world this week. For the...
Mets, negotiations are expected to heat up for righthander Derek Lowe. And for the Yankees, new first baseman Mark Teixeira likely will be introduced in a ...
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BASEBALL: Mets' talks with Lowe to heat up
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Mets may miss out on Lowe
Eli's MLB Rumors —
... the Braves and Phillies are interested and speculated that the Brewers, who need to replace CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets in their rotation, could be in the mix, too. There was chatter earlier in the winter the Red Sox would be involved, but the Daily News reported last week that Lowe has told a friend that he did not believe Boston was serious about signing him and the pitcher even indicated he thought he'd end up a Met. Source: New York Daily News ...
Lowe aggressively pursued by others...
Mets Fever —
... If Derek Lowe is going to end up a Met, the team and the pitcher have a lot of negotiating to do. In fact, some in baseball believe there are more aggressive teams lusting for Lowe who are willing to offer much more than the money the Mets have talked about paying the free-agent pitcher."I don't think they (the Mets) are going to get him," one baseball source said. source Daily News ...
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…now that ...
Note: Don’t Fear the Sawx, Lowe to Mets “Inevitable”
mets-prospectus.com 1/1/2009 — …I am expeting a litte bit of a hold out from Lowe who will probably want more money and I am also expecting the Mets to budge off of their no more than $40 million dollars as I could see them upping their offer from 3 years $36 million(12 mill per) to 3 years $40.5 million(13.5 mill per), but I dea
Lowe Has Other Teams Interested —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/4/2009
Free agent pitcher Derek Lowe now has more teams lining up to try and sign him.
Previously, the Mets seemed like the only team that was trying to sign him, but according to sources, there are at least three other teams intrested in his services.
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