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
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
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).
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)
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i acknowledged my mistake already.
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
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.
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).
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
his agents are filing some sort of claim
as they believe he was misdiagnosed or mistreated, something like that.
i luvs dumpster dives.
if it’s on the cheap, send him to iowa and see if he has anything left.
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.
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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And I believe he hit Dome with a pitch
thats a great way to begin your american professional career"hey
by jesus christos on Nov 2, 2009 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
Well, for a guy with fantastic OBP, it was actually quite appropriate.
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