The Hits Just Keep on Coming
December 2, 2009 at 4:12 pm | Posted in Kameron Loe | 10 CommentsWhat, you thought hearing about interest in the “just missed two years” corpse of Noah Lowry was going to be the topper of this amazingly horrible 24 hours? Boy, were you wrong. To what depths of pitching dispair are we sinking to next? Yep: it’s guys who weren’t even big in Japan.
Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the scoop on righty Kameron Loe, who spent the year in Japan and is apparently contemplating a return. Back in November of ’08 the Rangers sold Loe’s rights to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, who paid him $900K. He pitched only 27 innings, posting a 6.33 ERA. Kovacevic names the Pirates, Dodgers, Braves, and A’s as teams interested in Loe.
Who wouldn’t want a guy with an outstanding 4.7 K/9 ratio and 1.516 WHIP in parts of 5 big league seasons? Well, Japan, apparently. What’s weirder: that a guy who once had the skill to make the bigs could flunk so hard in Japan, or that he actually has multiple big league teams interested in him?
All I can come up with on this one is that the McCourts are hoping Dodger fans are dumb enough to think this is actually Derek Lowe.
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Continuing with today’s theme of acquiring shitting pitchers with a “Lo…” last name, maybe the Dodgers could also:
1) sign Braden Looper
2) trade for Kyle Lohse (a mere 3 years, $32.625m left on his deal)
Comment by Eric Stephen— December 2, 2009 #
Shift Loney back to the mound, maybe?
Comment by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness— December 2, 2009 #
Well, I think I should cancel my season tickets and enjoy Vin this last year..
Comment by Manuel— December 2, 2009 #
Let’s hope this is as loe as it gets. I, however, doubt it.
Comment by marty— December 2, 2009 #
Meh. It’s a rumor, and an offseason rumor at that. Don’ get so essaited, Lucy.
Comment by Rob McMillin— December 2, 2009 #
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/randy-wolf-open-to-returning-to-dodgers.html
man this just hurts. if we would have offered him the arbitration dude would have taken it…he has always wanted to pitch for the dodgers…suicide watch begins now
Comment by johnny— December 3, 2009 #
I don’t think Wolf would have accepted arbitration. Right now is his best chance to get a multi-year contract, coming off his best season, and two straight healthy ones after 3-4 years being hurt.
Wolf might still want to come back to the Dodgers, but for multiple years, not just one (even if the one would have come with a slightly higher price tag).
Comment by Eric Stephen— December 3, 2009 #
I’ve been a die-hard fan for a long time (late 1970s), but I’m new to MSTI – great, great site. Keep up the good work. I agree with the general thought here that the stupidity and greed (as well as the general lack of concern for the Dodger legacy and future) of the McCourts are behind the wave of cheapness and bad decision-making that has infected the Dodgers for the past couple of off-seasons, especially this one so far. It’s a crime against nature to not offer arbitration to at least Hudson and Wolfe. It appears to me, too, that the issue is that McCourt just doesn’t want to have to pay 4 more rookie bonuses/salaries. Why question, though, is in the worst case scenario, how low could the payroll realistically get this season and next? Even if the divorce is done before the 2011 season, a sale of the team because of the community property issues might not be completed by then, which could spell doom for a while. What do you think?
Comment by Steve— December 3, 2009 #
I’ve been a die-hard fan for a long time (late 1970s), but I’m new to MSTI – great, great site. Keep up the good work. I agree with the general thought here that the stupidity and greed (as well as the general lack of concern for the Dodger legacy and future) of the McCourts are behind the wave of cheapness and bad decision-making that has infected the Dodgers for the past couple of off-seasons, especially this one so far. It’s a crime against nature to not offer arbitration to at least Hudson and Wolfe. It appears to me, too, that the issue is that McCourt just doesn’t want to have to pay 4 more rookie bonuses/salaries. Why question, though, is in the worst case scenario, how low could the payroll realistically get this season and next? Even if the divorce is done before the 2011 season, a sale of the team because of the community property issues might not be completed by then, which could spell doom for a while. What do you think?
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I meant to say, “My question, though”, not “Why question…”. Sorry.
Comment by Steve— December 3, 2009 #
[...] they truly are. But as we all know, the scary part about this year is that the Noah Lowrys and Kameron Loes of the world might actually be the biggest presents under the Christmas tree. It doesn’t get [...]
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