When Derek Lowe inks a fat contract this winter with an east coast team, he should consider paying Greg Maddux a commission. In 8 regular season starts since Maddux's arrival on August 20th, Lowe's numbers have been downright FILTHY:
Record: 5-1
Quality Starts: 6
ERA: 0.89 (only 5 earned runs in 50.2 IP's)
Batting Average Against: .176
For comparitive purposes, Lowe's stat line during his last 8 starts prior to Maddux's arrival looked like this:
Record: 4-2
Quality Starts: 5
ERA: 4.22 (23 earned runs in 49 IP's)
Batting Average Against: .268
Still not a believer? Then consider this: Derek Lowe had a 3.99 ERA on August 16th (his last start before Maddux's arrival). He finished the season with a 3.24 ERA.
On August 22nd, the LA Times ran an article on how Lowe received some pitching tips from Maddux. The article can be found here:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodgers22-2008aug22,0,3075458.story
The article doesn't mention too much in the way of specifics, just that Maddux "offered (Lowe) his opinion on what the opposing hitters were trying to do and what he might want to do to offset that." Whatever that opinion was, it definitely took!
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