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Lohse, Brewers complete $33 million, 3-year deal
Kyle Lohse waited all winter and finally found a home with Milwaukee.
Lohse and the Brewers completed a three-year cheap Jersey contract worth $33 million on Monday, a big boost to their suspect rotation exactly a week before the season opener at home against Colorado.
"I'm really happy to be able to come over," Lohse said during a news conference at Milwaukee's spring training facility. "With this offense and the ability of their pitching staff, it looks like a good fit. I know everybody in the division."
Lohse enjoyed his best season in the majors last year, going 16-3 with a 2.86 ERA and helping the St. Louis Cardinals earn an NL wild-card spot.
When he hit the free-agent market, however, it took nearly the entire offseason for the 34-year-old right-hander to find a new team. He turned down a $13.3 million qualifying offer from wholesale 2012 nfl Jersey the Cardinals in November, so under baseball's new labor agreement most major league clubs had to be willing to forfeit a first-round draft pick if they wanted to sign him.
Apparently, that made potential suitors pretty hesitant.
"We have a system in place here that's affecting the major leagues. It's affecting major league players, it's affecting development and preventing a lot of people from doing their jobs effectively, particularly organizations like this who rely on development," said Lohse's agent, Scott Boras.
"They should be able to sign free agents if they wish and also develop as they wish, and I think it's best for baseball that we really re-examine this."
But the Brewers were in need of a Wholesale NHL Jerseys china reliable starter and general manager Doug Melvin said the move "makes us a better club than we were yesterday."
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