Lowe knows he needs to leave it better than he found it.
With the expected lockout around Major League Baseball, there are plenty of questions about what guys like Brandon Lowe are going to do this offseason.
There's a hope and expectation for the players around Major League Baseball that they're still going to be paid handsomely and as well as they would have been prior to this expected lockout, but as of right now, there are so many uncertainties that no player really knows what's going on.
All guys in the league can hope for is that the owners do the right thing and continue to allow them to make money, though, again, if history says anything, owners are going to vote to be cheap.
That's the harsh reality for teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the players on the roster aren't going to feel the same way. The Pirates don't have a ton of pending free agents who are major difference-makers, but there is one guy in particular who is expected to have a somewhat huge market, and that's Brandon Lowe.
If this was a typical offseason, Lowe would probably be one of the most sought-after players in all of baseball. However, with this expected lockout, there are some questions about how his free agency is going to go. He still believes that he's going to be paid handsomely, however, adding that he's willing to wait if that's what he has to do.
“You can look at it as if this is your one, true chance to make a big payday or whatnot,” Lowe said, per TribLive
“You’ve also got to imagine the future generations that are going to play this game. You need to try to leave it in a better spot than what you came into it. That’s our goal. The last flurry of signings this year before the lockout, there’s going to be some post-lockout. Thankfully, we’ve been smart with our money. We’ve done things the right way. We will be OK if we have to wait for a little while.”
By Lowe saying that he has to take what he believes is his and trying to leave things better than he found them for future generations, he pretty much gave his stance up there that he is siding with the players here and believes that guys need to be paid handsomely.
Rightfully so, too. He's looking at life-changing money this offseason, perhaps even $100 million-plus if things go as planned. I'm curious to see how all this goes, but if the Pirates are smart, they'll figure something out with the veteran second baseman who deserves to get a boatload of money.
