Derek Lowe is looking for a team that will let him start
Despite finishing the year in the Yankees’ bullpen Derek Lowe said at the
beginning of the offseason that he wanted to be a starter in 2013 and
apparently he’s sticking with that plan.
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that Lowe “has heard from five
teams, all of which want him to be a swingman” and is currently turning down
those inquiries.
有五支球隊想要他當定位不明的搖擺人
“I want to be a starter and feel I have a lot left in being a regular
starter in a rotation and making my 30-plus starts,” Lowe told Cafardo. “I
can still do that. It’s frustrating to see other starters who have come off
injuries get a shot, and I’ve never been hurt and can still help a team. I’
m sure things will get going for me in January. I want to pitch. I’m nowhere
near ready to retire.”
但Lowe自認還能吃下三十場以上的先發場次
Lowe is right about the never being injured and always making 30 starts
thing. He made 30-plus starts every season from 2002-2011 and likely would
have done so this year if he hadn’t been bumped from the rotation for
performance reasons. Of course, that’s not exactly a positive thing and
during the past two seasons Lowe has a 17-27 record and 5.23 ERA in 55 starts
while managing just 5.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
At some point health and durability cease being valuable for a pitcher when
he can’t get hitters out any longer and teams seem to think Lowe has reached
that point at age 39. If he does get a chance to start in 2013 it will almost
surely come via minor-league contract.
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明年六月就要滿40歲了 會有球隊願意給他先發輪值保證拼一下嗎? Lowe目前生涯175W