Mets and Lowe in Talks

News reports have the Mets offering sinker baller Derek Lowe a 3 year 36 million dollar contract. A considerable sum, but his agent, Scott Boras, is not saying if the Mets are now at the top of Lowe's list. Boras is suppose to be looking for a 5 year deal, something I am not sure he will get because of Lowe's age. However he has historically stayed healthy. Boras also said there have been a number of offers from different teams. I wonder if the Braves are a part of that. If they're not, they should be, but I think the Mets are on the right track at about 12 mill a year. Now that some market value has been reported, the Braves should start to move. I know Boras can be an ass, but we really need one more pitcher. With this off season, if Wren doesn't get in the ballpark on this one, we can officially declare it an abysmal failure and one of the worst off season ever. We don't have to sign Lowe, but we need to compete. If we can't compete with Lowe, I am not sure how the Braves will be able to sign big names ever again. It's a scary thought, and it is time for the Braves to put that crap behind them and start to try and legitimately sign some names.