This Is the New Reality
December 2, 2009 at 1:23 pm | Posted in Noah Lowry | 11 CommentsBelieve me when I say I’m not happy to be putting out all of these negative posts lately, but I can only call them as I see them. And what better way to follow up a day in which the Dodgers proved themselves to completely incapable of spending to compete next year? Why, going after a pitcher who hasn’t pitched in over two years, of course. From ESPN Rumor Central (via the Twitter of TBLA):
The Los Angeles Dodgers are considering free agent Noah Lowry as a possible back-end-of-the-rotation option, reports ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick.
Lowry, 29, hasn’t pitched since August 2007 because of a rib injury, but the Dodgers have a connection to him. GM Ned Colletti and Dodgers trainer Stan Conte were both in San Francisco in 2005 when Lowry pitched 204 innings and won 13 games for the Giants.
The Dodgers’ ownership situation is unsettled as Frank and Jamie McCourt go through a divorce, and the team declined to offer salary arbitration to pitcher Randy Wolf and six other free agents. Lowry, a Southern California native, could have some appeal to the Dodgers because he’s likely to sign a short-term contract with a low base salary and lots of incentives.
San Diego, Pittsburgh, Oakland, Seattle and Cincinnati are among the other clubs believed to have an interest in Lowry.
Yep, other teams compete for Roy Halladay and John Lackey; the Dodgers go after a guy who’s just missed two seasons and accused the Giants of misdiagnosing his injuries.
Hey, what’s more depressing here: that the latest Dodger pitching target walked 5 per 9 way back in 2007 when he could pitch while striking out that same 5 per 9 stat… or that the level to which the Dodgers have sunk means that they’re fighting with the likes of “San Diego, Pittsburgh, Oakland, Seattle and Cincinnati.”
But hey, at least going after an injury-prone pitcher of whom the sentence “Dodgers have a connection to him. GM Ned Colletti and Dodgers trainer Stan Conte were both in San Francisco” applies to has never failed us before, right? Right?
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They might as well just sell a season ticket package that allows the buyer to pitch or play a position in a certain number of games.
Comment by Josh S.— December 2, 2009 #
Don’t worry, it’s not that bleak! We’re getting Noah Lowry! Surely he’ll save us…
Comment by Greg— December 2, 2009 #
Urge to kill rising, RISING!
Comment by Higgins— December 2, 2009 #
Hey, MSTI, why is it that there are a bunch of posts going from December 2nd, to November 2nd, and then all the way back to October? The post about Chad Billingsley not getting a playoff start really messed with my head.
Comment by The Fury— December 2, 2009 #
Wait, nevermind, apparently my computer was just being a jerk.
Comment by The Fury— December 2, 2009 #
I expect a whole lot more of this throughout the offseason. Noah Lowery is the first in what will undoubtedly be a long list of bargain SPs we’re linked to. Don’t be too surprised next week when we’re kicking the tires on Livan Hernandez and Todd Wellemeyer.
Comment by gklarsen— December 2, 2009 #
undoubtedly be a long list of bargain SPs we’re linked to
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/pirates-dodgers-braves-as-after-kameron-loe.html
Comment by Ted— December 2, 2009 #
Maybe dodgers should offer a minor league contract to Fernando Valenzuela, this way I would have the chance to see him pitchin for at least a inning once in a while…
Comment by Manuel— December 2, 2009 #
The post title hit the nail right on the head. This is the new reality.
I’ve given up any hope for some kind of quality free agent signing. The only hope I have now is that we pick up some injured castaway (like a Bedard or Harden) and they, in turn, pitch a surprisingly full season of quality ball (ala Randy Wolf). I actually worried, though, that even that is looking out of our price range.
Comment by J— December 2, 2009 #
“San Diego, Pittsburgh, Oakland, Seattle and Cincinnati.” That says it all. Some piss-poor company to be in, there. Doesn’t get much lower on the totem poll than the Pirates.
I hate you, McCourts. So. Damn. Much.
Comment by Stephen— December 2, 2009 #
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