tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post8871672569869535699..comments2012-03-24T14:14:04.490-04:00Comments on Productive Outs and Crackerjack: (Non) Roster Move - Braves Sign Derek LoweJack Flynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809904649660393420noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-32009434419477437332009-01-20T20:40:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:40:00.000-05:00I think it's a panic signing in the sense that the...I think it's a panic signing in the sense that the Braves didn't think a Wolf or a Sheets would be enough and went for the highest-profile pitcher available. They also get extra credit from their fans for "stealing" Lowe from the Mets.<BR/><BR/>Lowe himself is not a reckless signing, but I think the Braves' budget constraints make it reckless for them.Jack Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809904649660393420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-52773045108488769932009-01-14T11:00:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:00:00.000-05:00Jack, I have a difficult time assuming that this w...Jack, I have a difficult time assuming that this was a "panic" signing. After all, Wolf could have been obtained with a one-year deal; Sheets quite possibly for two. One could argue that both would have been acceptable replacements for Smoltz.<BR/><BR/>As for Lowe, no four-year deal for a pitcher who is 36 is safe, but, considering Lowe's excellent health, is certainly not a reckless signing. And keep in mind too that giving up 200 hits while pitching in front of a leaky Dodgers infield defense is not the strongest indicator that he won't be effective in 2009.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094682562158691055.post-20016386690248179682009-01-13T14:53:00.000-05:002009-01-13T14:53:00.000-05:00I don't quite understand how Sheets hasn't receive...I don't quite understand how Sheets hasn't received a single offer. No one has even tested an incentive laden type deal. There is a team like the Cardinals that are waiting for the Mets to sign their guy so they can swoop in and take the leftovers at a cut rate. Omar has done a very good job this winter, making an offer to Sheets would be a cherry on the top. Th 3 year 30 mil offer to Perez is a good offer for Ollie, whether Boras believes so or not. I wouldn't budge from it. Eventually we'll get our cut rate bargain and Boras will place his client in a bad postion rather than the right place.TWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619620902215995000noreply@blogger.com