Cardinals sign Kyle Lohse

[jjwalker48]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3291978

[Derwood]

take that, Orioles!

[98navigator]

Yeah, I was just about to say; I thought the O's were going to sign him?

[UMFan83]

This turns the Cardinals from a 72 win team to a 71 win team!

[Burtonbell]

14-1, 2.49 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 198/34 k/bb.

 

By The all-star game.

 

Book it!

[Schwarber Fan]

LOL @ Lohse and Fogg both being stolen away fro the O's.

 

They have got to have the worst front office in MLB history.

[TruffleShuffle]

here's a question... how did carlos silva get a 4 year, $48 million contract this offseason, and kyle lohse went unsigned until march and ended up with 1 year, $4.25 million? they're both guys with marginal stuff who can throw a lot of innings and be an average to slightly below average pitcher in the back of the rotation. i bet lohse must be pretty pissed about this.

[CubColtPacer]

here's a question... how did carlos silva get a 4 year, $48 million contract this offseason, and kyle lohse went unsigned until march and ended up with 1 year, $4.25 million? they're both guys with marginal stuff who can throw a lot of innings and be an average to slightly below average pitcher in the back of the rotation. i bet lohse must be pretty pissed about this.

 

2 things

1) I don't believe major league teams probably see them as too similar when they've put up these numbers (ERA+):

 

Lohse:

80, 105, 98, 89, 106, 78, 100

 

Silva:

120, 90, 112, 129, 75, 103

 

So Silva has had 3 seasons better than Lohse has ever had.

 

If you look at last year, Silva was almost .5 better in ERA, and .13 better in WHIP. Most of that was due to the ballparks they played in, but that tends to get forgotten about, especially since Silva is given too much credit for playing against AL Central offenses.

 

2) From what I remember, Lohse rejected a contract from somebody earlier in the offseason because he wanted to get paid Silva money and didn't want to accept even good money if it was less. He waited a couple weeks too long, and everybody looking for pitching started to look for it in trades. Then he got left out there all winter and this is the result.

[UK1679666180]

here's a question... how did carlos silva get a 4 year, $48 million contract this offseason, and kyle lohse went unsigned until march and ended up with 1 year, $4.25 million? they're both guys with marginal stuff who can throw a lot of innings and be an average to slightly below average pitcher in the back of the rotation. i bet lohse must be pretty pissed about this.

 

Sometimes an agent can do more than good.

 

Expect Lohse to do better under Duncan than what people expect.

[cubfan1955]

I smell a 1-0 shutout against the Cubs coming on. :evil:

 

Of course it wouldn't be the first time...

[rawaction]

This is a good signing. I think there's a decent chance Lohse could be the Cubs 4th best starter.

[kujay]

Yeah, it is a good move for the Cards. Not because Lohse is going to tear it up, but because after Wainwright and Looper, their rotation is a disaster.

 

I really don't think management is interested in competing this year. I think they know they another year or two of fan content before they have to dump a lot of money into the team again.

 

But they have to at least look like they are trying. That's what this is.

[Post Count Padder]

Oh how far the Cards have fallen from their undeservable grace.

[BigbadB]

take that, Orioles!

 

Hendry learned real good from Mr. MacPhail. They like to keep their cards close to the vest and spend eternity working on deals while the rest of the world just passes them by.

 

Not that I wanted Hendry to get Lohse, mind you. I just wished Hendry spent a fraction of a millisecond longer than the zero time he's spent looking to upgrade SS.