I disagree
They got him for three years, which I believe got the deal done. He was coming off a good 2006 season, and an outstanding 2007 season. I don't believe it was a stretch to assume that Lowell would at least be average for the duration of the contract. I believe he had his OPS within .05 of .900 as late as July 5th of last year. His hip went out, and he started to decline.