It's been widely reported by the media that Derek Lowe wanted nothing to do with Los Angeles. However, according to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick that isn't the case.
Lowe said he was hoping that Scott Boras could have extracted a multiyear contract from the Dodgers, who appeared in the postseason twice during the veteran's four-year stint in Los Angeles, but the only offer the club made him was for salary arbitration, which Lowe declined.
"Scott tried hard to make it work with the Dodgers, but it didn't work out," Lowe said. "People say I wanted to go back east or I wasn't happy. I really wanted to come back, but they didn't call. It's easy to turn down nothing."
If what Lowe is saying is true, that the Dodgers didn't want him back, then Ned has some explaining to do. Lowe would certainly provide more stability than the other names (Randy Johnson) floating around.
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Lowe is looking for a monster contract, I guess the Dodgers don't want to spend the money to have him. It's always tough to say if a guy is worth his contract or not, but Lowe certainly performed well as a Dodger...but maybe not well enough to warrant a 5-yr/$80M-90M contract.
I would love for the Dodgers to find a way to keep D-Lowe, but I think other teams like the Mets and Yankees are willing to overpay to get him.
Brandon---Congratulations on getting this Dodger Blog up and running.
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