Noah Lowry

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Prior to the 2006 season, the Giants signed Lowry to a four-year deal with an option for a fifth year, valued at $9.25 million. At the time, it was the second largest contract for a pitcher with only one full season of big league service. Lowry received a $1 million signing bonus and $385,000 salary for 2006. The contract guaranteed him totals of $1.115 million for 2007, $2.25 million for 2008, and $4.5 million for 2009. The contract included a 2010 option for $6.25 million that would have been activated automatically if a certain number of starts, innings, and Cy Young Award vote placements was achieved. The 2010 option also included another $1.5 million in incentives. [2]

Injuries hampered his performance right from the beginning of the 2006 season. In his first start of 2006, Lowry was removed from the game in the second inning due to an oblique strain, [3] forcing him to miss the first month of the season. Lowry also suffered from an elbow injury in September.

Despite a losing season for the Giants in 2007, and a season cut short by a forearm injury, Lowry won a career-high 14 games, the most for any pitcher on the Giants staff. He finished the season with a 14-8 record and a 3.92 ERA.

Lowry was slated as the number three starter for the Giants in 2008, but the forearm injury that shut him down in 2007 kept him out of the 2008 season. After having trouble throwing strikes early on in spring training, Lowry was diagnosed with exertional compartment syndrome [4] and had surgery on his left forearm on March 7. In September 2008, he also had an arthroscopic procedure to remove a bone spur from his left elbow. [5]

In May 2009 Lowry had a rib surgically removed to relieve the continued pain in his shoulder and neck associated with his recent diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. [6] The new diagnosis brought the original diagnosis of exertional compartment syndrome into question, along with the necessity of his 2008 surgery. [7] Lowry's agent, Damon Lapa, claimed that the Giants' medical staff had misdiagnosed the injury and subjected Lowry to an unnecessary arm operation, turning a potential short-term recovery into a lengthy medical ordeal. Lapa said Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Greg Pearl confirmed the diagnosis in separate consultations with Lowry. Lapa said the circulatory issue was the source of Lowry's forearm tightness in August 2007 and loss of control in spring training 2008, but that the Giants' medical staff failed to identify the problem. The Giants, however, denied any wrongdoing. [5]

As of February 2010, Lowry was working out under the direction of noted personal trainer Brett Fischer at Fischer Sports Physical Therapy & Conditioning in Phoenix. [5]

Personal life

In a February 28, 2013 interview on Chronicle Live, Lowry stated, "It doesn't look like baseball is going to be in my future," and gave viewers a status update of his still-deteriorating health, his young family, his current career as an entrepreneur and ecology advocate, and his love for the San Francisco Giants and baseball in general. [8]

Lowry lives in Santa Rosa, California, and he is the father of daughters Averlee and Anniston. An avid outdoorsman and sportsman, he was co-owner of Santa Rosa Ski & Sports, which has since closed. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "SI Kids MLB Recap - Ranger vs. Giants, June 28, 2006". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
  2. ↑ Shea, John (2006-04-03). "Giants Notebook: Lowry soaks up his latest deal". San Francisco Chronicle .
  3. ↑ In Lowry, Giants are looking out for No. 3
  4. ↑ Schulman, Henry (2008-03-07). "Giants' Lowry needs surgery". San Francisco Chronicle .
  5. 1 2 3 "LHP Lowry delays tryout session for comeback". February 2010.
  6. ↑ Baggarly, Andrew (2009-05-18). "Lowry's career with Giants might be over". San Jose Mercury News .
  7. ↑ "Lowry's agent: Giants misdiagnosed arm injury". 19 May 2009.
  8. 1 2 "Effectively retired, Lowry investing in community | CSN Bay Area". Archived from the original on 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
Noah Lowry
Noah Lowry.jpg
Lowry with the Giants in June 2007
Pitcher
Born: (1980-10-10) October 10, 1980 (age 42)
Ventura, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 5, 2003, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
August 29, 2007, for the San Francisco Giants
Preceded by National League Pitcher of the month
August 2005		Succeeded by
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