Derek Lowe is a brave

AJC: Lowe agrees to $60 million deal with Braves
Free agent Derek Lowe agreed to terms on a four-year, $60 million contract with the Braves, a person familiar with negotiations said. The deal will be finalized after he takes a physical this week.

Chipper said "I'd feel better than I did 48 hours ago. I still think that can be a really good rotation with John Smoltz in it, but no sense crying over spilled milk. What we got is what we got. We’ve just got to go out there and play better. We were without Smoltzy for a long time last year, so we’re used to that at least. We’ve just got to go out and play better."

On Lowe being a groundball pitcher, Kelly Johnson said "I'm lobbying that they keep the grass where it is right now, nice and long and thick."

勇士以四年 $60M 取得 Derek Lowe, 投手的補強算是完成了，Lowe + Vanzque + Jurrjens + 川上憲伸 + (JoJo,Morton,Campillo...) 放在哪裡都是很有競爭力的先發輪值。

這次 Derek Lowe 會來勇士，除了白花花的鈔票，黃金經紀人 $cott Boras 也盡了不少力推銷勇士給 Lowe。Boras 認為勇士整體的狀況，包括最重要的內野防守等，都值得 Lowe 慎重考慮，即使原先 Lowe 和他老婆比較喜歡東北方的大城市。Boras 的舌蜜腹劍大家都見識過，不過 AJB 的 DOB 認為 Boras 的確對勇士的評價很高而且未來充滿希望。
DOB:"But I'm telling you, in conversations with Boras in recent weeks, I really got the impression he believes the Braves are poised for a resurgence over the next several years in large part because of the young players on their current major league roster and the load of prospects bubbling just below the surface, ready to start trickling onto the big-league roster over the next several years."

Frank Wren, I hate you but I won't curse you for these good signing.

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