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Noah Lowry To Become A Free Agent
According to Henry Schulman of The SF Chronicle, Giants lefthander Noah Lowry will become a free agent today after he is removed from the 40-man roster. Schulman said Lowry's agent was informed of the move today, who added that he is "completely healthy throwing three days a week on his normal offseason program without any restrictions."
Lowry hasn't appeared in a game since August of 2007 due to an arm injury, and Lowry's camp believes the Giants misdiagnosed and mistreated the injury. The 29-year-old was in the final year of his four-year, $9.25MM in 2009, and still has one more year of arbitration eligibility ahead of him.
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Looks like a PETCO Park reclamation project.
Posted by: ugen64 | October 30, 2009 at 05:56 PM
Took the words right out of my mouth
Posted by: Aj | October 30, 2009 at 05:57 PM
People should at least kick the tires on him. I could see teams like the Mets and Brewers doing the "buy low" kind of deal. Guy hasn't pitched in the mlb for awhile, I can't see him getting a big deal or anything.
He'd definitely be worth a good look for another team though. Guy is a class act.
Posted by: Giantsguy1987 | October 30, 2009 at 05:58 PM
I feel bad for Noah and I really hope he can pitch well again
before Lincecum and Cain he was the young pitcher that got us excited about the future. he's got good stuff I think he'd do well in a pitcher friendly ballpark
Posted by: Bleacher_bum_SF | October 30, 2009 at 06:02 PM
Noah Lowry went 14-7 in 2007 with an ERA of 3.92 in a the NL West. He deserves a look as a buy low candidate ... Brewers, Nationals, Astros all should be interested... Woudln't surprise me to see him get a deal like Sergio Mitre got and make the same type of contribution this season.
Posted by: SouvenirCityBaby | October 30, 2009 at 06:19 PM
Depending on the seriousness of the injury (or rather lingering effects), I think he's young enough and has a good enough track record that most teams will at least kick the tires.
Posted by: start_wearing_purple | October 30, 2009 at 06:19 PM
"Woudln't surprise me to see him get a deal like Sergio Mitre got and make the same type of contribution this season."
Agreed... 100% agreed
Posted by: FreeSide | October 30, 2009 at 06:30 PM
Lowry is not just two years removed from playing, he's four years removed from a decent season FIP-wise. In 2007 his FIP was 4.89. He'll get a minor league deal somewhere unless some GM is an idiot (always possible).
Posted by: Christian Seehausen | October 30, 2009 at 07:00 PM
Now that Duncan is back for sure, any chance the Cardinals look into another reclamation project?
Posted by: Cardinals Fan Forever | October 30, 2009 at 07:45 PM
Mulder cant be happy about this. Another lefty with shoulder problems. I wonder if either will sign.
Posted by: Calriver | October 30, 2009 at 08:16 PM
I think Lowry's injury began in 2006, got worse in 2007 and fully degraded without a correct diagnosis in 2008. If Noah's independent doctors got things right in 2009 and his lack of feeling in his left arm is now resolved then there is no reason why the great changeup he had in 2005 and earlier and it's corresponding 7 Ks per 9 innings can not return. If it does, Lowry will be a great cheap pickup for the team that takes a chance on him.
Posted by: giantsrainman | October 30, 2009 at 08:37 PM
I remember Lowry having some young promise, however, I think the league sort of caught up with him. For example, his k/9 plummeted from over 7 per 9 down to under 5 per 9. Also, too many base runners. I have no interest in him.
Posted by: Brian DePersis | October 30, 2009 at 07:56 PM
Never threw hard and has control issues...
Should definitely stay in the NL West...
Posted by: strikethree | October 30, 2009 at 08:46 PM
His FIP went from 3.89 in 2005 to 4.97 in 2006 (age 25 and 26 seasons). That screams injury to me. 2005 Noah Lowry is a solid #3 starter, who would even be a serviceable #2 in a bad rotation. There's no way he went from that to being batting practice fodder in just 1 year, without something else being involved.
Posted by: ugen64 | October 30, 2009 at 09:09 PM
Noah Lowry went 14-7 in 2007 with an ERA of 3.92 in a the NL West. He deserves a look as a buy low candidate ... Brewers, Nationals, Astros all should be interested... Woudln't surprise me to see him get a deal like Sergio Mitre got and make the same type of contribution this season.
Posted by: SouvenirCityBaby | October 30, 2009 at 06:19 PM
I know what you're getting at by comparing him to Mitre because he was hurt for a while, but I don't think anyone would want a pitcher to perform like he did this year. Every start, he gave his team no chance to win. Pretty much got bombed every game but he was probably very rusty and in the AL East.
Posted by: bigpat | October 30, 2009 at 10:53 PM
The Giants really ruined Lowry. I hope he takes them to task if he can't ever recover.
Posted by: AA | October 31, 2009 at 12:18 AM
I followed his career since they brought him up. It's a terrible situation all around. Imagine if he was never misdiagnosed the pitching depth we'd have. That or the trade bait.
Posted by: Humm Baby | October 31, 2009 at 12:38 AM
It's a shame because I always thought Lowry was going to be an elite pitcher. It's tough to take risk on guys like this. He has to prove he is healthy before anything.
Posted by: frankiet91175 | October 31, 2009 at 06:47 AM
I'm thinking the Nationals will take him on and see what happens. After all he did have a winning season and the Nationals need all the help they can get.
Posted by: Whalersfan | October 31, 2009 at 08:56 AM
I hope the Mariners take a look at Noah Lowry.
Posted by: Joeb | November 01, 2009 at 11:29 AM
If recent trends mean anything, kenny williams and he white sox brass will be calling. Gavin Floyd, john danks, contreras (albeit for only 1 1/2 years)Quentin, thornton. Kenny loves his buy low players
Posted by: shamrockyoass | November 01, 2009 at 04:03 PM