Jan 13 2009
Braves Add Lowe
The Atlanta Braves, one of three teams in the NL East interested in Derek Lowe, signed the free agent to a four year contract on Tuesday.
The contract will put Lowe in a Braves uniform through the 2012 season and is worth a reported $60 million.
Lowe went 14-11 with a 3.24 ERA for the Dodgers in 2008 and was 6-1 with a 1.27 ERA in his final 10 starts of the regular season.
He has pitched for the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers during his career.
With Lowe now on board the Braves rotation will also have Javier Vazquez, Jair Jurrjens and recently signed Kenshin Kawakami to fill spots 1 through 4.
The fifth spot will be a battle between James Parr, Tommy Hanson, Jo-Jo Reyes, Charlie Morton and quite possible Tom Glavine.
