Johan...

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Maybe because they have 2 guys in the rotation who have no shot of making the season without some time off (Pedro and El Duque), one guy who is always close to coming apart at the seams(Perez), and one guy who is still a big question mark (Pelphrey)? Agree that Lohse is not a top starter but he does eat innings and is good enough to be a number 4 starter in the NL. That being said there is no way I'm giving him any long term deal at 10 mill a year.

I'd rather Pelfrey get some experience getting shelled than go with Lohse (and paying him a lot). I'd take an inning eater like Livan for cheap long before him. I don't even think Lohse would be much of an upgrade over Jorge Sosa. I agree that Hernandez and Pedro won't be healthy all season but they have seven guys that can start already if need be. If they want to add one more they should do it for cheap. Lieber went for 1 year $3.5 million to the Cubs. That is a heck of a lot better deal than a multiyear deal for Lohse.