Looking at the stats, Lowe has been hit hard the last 2 seasons.
2003:
17-7, 203.1 IP, 216 Hits allowed, 17 HR allowed,113 RNS, 101 ER, 72 BB, 110 K's. 4.47 ERA
2004:
14-12, 182.2 IP, 224 Hits allowed, 15 HR allowed, 138 RNS, 110 ER, 71 BB, 105 K's 5.42 ERA
Lowe made 4.5 Million
Rather get someone else, Those are Garland type numbers and Garland is younger and Cheaper than Lowe. Why would you want 2 pitchers that are almost the same?
Garland's Numbers:
2003:
12-13, 191.2 IP, 188 Hits allowed, 28 HR allowed, 103 Runs, 96 ER, 74 BB, 108 K's 4.51 ERA
2004:
12-11, 217 IP, 223 Hits allowed, 34 HR Allowed, 125 Runs, 118 ER, 76 BB, 113 K's, 4.89 ERA
Garland made 2.3 Million
The only difference is the total homers given Up. Both had 33 starts in 2003 and 2004