More reports are surfacing today in regards to Derek Lowe's free agency and two of the biggest experts have conflicting reports on where the Mets stand. Jon Heyman seems to be leaning towards the Daily News side which sees us losing ground on the top free agent pitcher while Buster Olney believes the Mets still have the top offer. Heyman sees Atlanta as having money to spend after missing out on Peavy, Burnett and Furcal. But Olney says that if there was a significantly better offer out there Lowe would have jumped on it and even if they miss out on Lowe there are plenty other starting pitchers available....Talks are becoming more serious for free-agent pitcher Derek Lowe, the top starter remaining on the market, and while the Mets have been mentioned most prominently as a suitor for Lowe, they appear to be running behind in the game right now. source SI.com
Derek Lowe may have missed out on the big money when the Yankees signed A.J. Burnett for 5 years, $82.5MM over him. Lowe's highest offer is $36MM. Olney says "there are more starting pitchers available than there are big-money offers available, so the Mets are bound to wind up with a good free agent pitcher." source MLBTR
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