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hotfootblog.com - 12/19/2008
The Low Down On Lowe And The Mets
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The battle for Lowe will be between the Mets and the Red Sox... “Derek Lowe is the top guy they (the Mets) wanna get. Then Oliver Perez, then Randy Wolf. They wanna get one of those three guys to fill their fourth spot. Then the fifth spot they have some other choices like Tim Redding or Freddy ...
The Low Down On Lowe And The Mets
boston.com - 12/24/2008
Derek Lowe closing in on deal with Mets
— boston.com — According to a baseball source, The New York Mets appear to be closing in on a deal... for free-agent pitcher Derek Lowe. The deal is believed to be four years in length, or three years with a vesting option. The... (more) Derek Lowe closing in on deal with Mets

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Mets deep in negotiations for Derek Lowe - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com - 12/23/2008
Mets deep in negotiations for Derek Lowe - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
— sports.yahoo.com — Mark Teixeira ’s agreement with the New York Yankees on Tuesday clears the way for the New... York Mets to sign Derek Lowe , the free-agent pitcher who had been on the periphery of the Yankees’ shopping list. The Mets and Lowe are deep in negotiations, ... (more) Mets deep in negotiations for Derek Lowe - MLB - Yahoo! ...

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fannation.com - 12/19/2008
Mets waiting to talk to Lowe, Perez
— fannation.com — The Mets are waiting for agent Scott Boras to finish off the Mark Teixeira Sweepstakes before they... seriously engage Boras in negotiations for their top two pitching targets, Derek Lowe and Oliver Perez . The Mets are hoping to sign one top pitcher. ... (more) Mets waiting to talk to Lowe, Perez

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bats.blogs.nytimes.com 12/31/2008 — How much is Derek Lowe worth to the Mets? Not as much as his agent, Scott Boras, thinks he is.
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fannation.com 12/19/2008 — The Mets are waiting for agent Scott Boras to finish off the Mark Teixeira Sweepstakes before they seriously engage Boras in negotiations for their top two pitching targets, Derek Lowe and Oliver Perez . The Mets are hoping to sign one top pitcher. ...
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nydailynews.com 12/24/2008 — Derek Lowe has been the Mets' top target among pitchers all along, and a club source said Tuesday that GM Omar Minaya is far enough along in negotiations that a conclusion could be reached "between Christmas and New Year's."
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theropolitans.com 12/31/2008 — According to Jack Curry of the NY Times , the Mets have offered Derek Lowe a three-year deal worth around $36 million. This backs up a story from Dec. 24 , in which it was noted Lowe and the Mets were "close" on a three- or four-year deal. This would be much lower than the deal Lowe is seeking, ...
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longislandmetfan.blogspot.com 1/1/2009 — There was hope that maybe xmas would give us Lowe . Then maybe New Years. Well with Scott Boras on the prowl the Mets might be waiting a week or 2 more before the Derek Lowe saga ends.
Report: Mets, Lowe close on three- or four-year deal
theropolitans.com 12/24/2008 — According to Major League sources, the Mets and free agent pitcher Derek Lowe may be very close to coming to term to a contract. The deal is rumored to be either for four years or three with a vesting option.
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Red Sox: 'Not going to be a factor' with Teixeira — Boston.com -- Baseball News 12/19/2008
The Boston Red Sox have been outbid for free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira and "are not going to be a factor" in acquiring him, owner John Henry said in an e-mail on Thursday night.
Red Sox officials in Texas for Teixeira talks — Boston.com -- Baseball News 12/19/2008
The Boston Red Sox have been outbid for free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira and "are not going to be a factor" in acquiring him, owner John Henry said in an e-mail on Thursday night.
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In the category of unsolved mysteries is the identity of the party who surfaced with the mega-offer for Mark Teixeira that prompted the brass of the Red Sox to beat a hasty retreat on Thursday night.
The Best Met of the 1990's Was.... — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/19/2008
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