Jed Lowrie, coming off the best season of his 11-year big league career, has signed a 2-year, $20 million deal with the New York Mets pending a physical.
In 2018, Lowrie hit a career high 23 HR and 99 RBI in 157 games with the Oakland A's while earning his first AL All-Star Team selection. While Lowrie played at second base with the A's with the presence of Robinson Cano, Lowrie will most likely split time at third base, first base and even a little bit of shortstop. Lowrie, who turns 35 in April, was formerly represented by new Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen and both men are Stanford alumni.
It would be a lot to expect Lowrie to replicate those numbers at Citi Field in 2019 and will have to adjust to NL pitching, but he is a versatile veteran with a clubhouse presence who began his MLB career in 2008 with the Boston Red Sox and has had two stops apiece with the Houston Astros and the Oakland A's.
On a personal note, having a former Red Sox player like Lowrie on the roster will make it easier for me to root for the Mets this season.
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