Noah Lowry

I absolutely want Lowery!! Get er done Hendry!!

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I was gonna come on here and say the same thing...

Could project as a solid buy low target with potential big talent when healthy

by Dayton Cubbie on Oct 30, 2009 7:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

possibly

Like Dempster a few years ago

"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

by vonde6 on Oct 30, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow,

Without doing any research, I seem to remember him being a somewhat promising young pitcher for the Giants a few years ago. I’m surprised they would just give up on him like that.

"Dad gum right this games gonna be played under protest. . . I guarantee this is gonna be one protest that's upheld." --Hawk Harrelson, 6/24/07

by RynoHoF on Oct 30, 2009 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll pass

Soft-tossing righty (fb average in the mid-80’s to upper 80’s). Never rebounded from injuries. Might as well see Mitch Atkins pitch instead (b/w the two that is).

by toonsterwu on Oct 30, 2009 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

There isn’t much to Lowry’s repetoire or velocity to get excited about.

"Cubs will win 79 to 83 games." BLou (7/21/09)

by BLou on Oct 30, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed 2

Unless he comes at a minimum salary, I don’t see much to get excited about.

by rlpete on Oct 30, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

um

Lowry is left-handed.

by circuitclout on Oct 31, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

um read below

i acknowledged my mistake already.

by toonsterwu on Oct 31, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't realize he was 29.

For a minor league deal with a spring training invite? Sure, why not.

Anything more than that, nope.

Oh, and he’s a soft-tossing lefty, not a soft-tossing righty. In fact, in 1992 the Cubs invited a guy with a very similar style and similar injury history to spring training. They decided they didn’t want to keep him, and offered him a minor league coaching job. He declined and said he thought he could still pitch.

That guy is still pitching. Some kid named Jamie Moyer.

Nevertheless, I think Lowry might be worth a flyer.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on Oct 30, 2009 9:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

not sure what i was thinking

But yes, he’s a lefty.

Sure, if he comes on a minor league deal with a spring training invite, basically a free look, then fine. If it costs anything more than that, I just don’t see the point. Right now, he’s basically … basically Sean Marshall. I should’ve qualified and said that If it costs anything more than the minimum, I’ll pass.

by toonsterwu on Oct 30, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thinking about it, better comparison is that

he’s basically James Russell-lite in stuff, but maybe a bit more consistency/mental toughness (although you don’t really know with the injury).

by toonsterwu on Oct 30, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is he suing the Giants

or contemplating it relating to his injuries/treatment? I thought I heard something like that -

by doofus cubs guy on Oct 31, 2009 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

his agents are filing some sort of claim

as they believe he was misdiagnosed or mistreated, something like that.

by toonsterwu on Oct 31, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i luvs dumpster dives.

if it’s on the cheap, send him to iowa and see if he has anything left.

by tim815 on Oct 31, 2009 1:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

see

that sounds good on paper … but sending him could mean, say, putting Russell in the pen. Right now, Gaub/Mathes seem the likely pen lefties down there. I want Russell to get another rotation look. He’s basically Lowry (at least, the young Lowry) – plus change, good curve, decent fastball.

by toonsterwu on Oct 31, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

For some reason...

…I remember Noah Lowry as being the first pitcher to face Kosuke Fukudome in ‘08 Spring Training. And I believe he hit Dome with a pitch. Other than that, I don’t really have an opinion on this. I’ll go with what toonster is saying – if the Cubs can get a free look at him, sure. Otherwise, nothing to get excited about.

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by dat cubfan daver on Nov 2, 2009 9:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs