Mets miss out on Lowe

The Atlanta Braves have come to an agreement with free agent right hander Derek Lowe. The deal is for four years and 60 million. The Braves aren't commenting on it right now as they have been bit earlier this offseason by Rafael Furcal. Japanese veteran Kenshin Kawakami will be introduced later today at Turner Field. The Braves now have a remade pitching staff that could help them compete. They have Lowe and Vasquez at top with Kawakami and Jair Jurjjens. The fifth spot will be a competition between Glavine,Jo-Jo Reyes,Charlie Morton,James Parr,Tommy Hanson. The best thing about Lowe and Vasquez is their durability as both guys are known to consistently throw 200+innings a year. The braves rotation last year was decimated by injuries. The Mets better make a move here, they have a 3yr 30 million dollar offer on the table for Perez but they are also going to need another starter and may have to take a long hard look at Ben Sheets. It also looks more likely now that Pedro will be back in a Mets uniform. The Mets division just got tougher and they better act, if i was them I would also try and sign Manny.