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01-10-2005, 10:50 PM
Lowe said from his home in Fort Myers, Fla., he wasn't sure if a deal had been finalized, but he planned to be in Los Angeles on Monday.
"I'm flying to L.A. tomorrow morning, that is all I know," the 31-year-old right-hander said. "I think I'm taking a physical tomorrow."
A physical would be the final step before Lowe and the Dodgers complete a four-year deal worth about $36 million.
Lowe was 14-12 with a 5.42 ERA in 33 starts with Boston last season. But he was 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in four games during the postseason, three of them starts. He was the winner in the final game of all three postseason series - against the Angels, Yankees and Cardinals - as the Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years.
He has a 72-59 career record with 85 saves.
His agent is Scott Boras, whose highest-profile client, Carlos Beltran, was close to a deal with the New York Mets on Sunday.
The Dodgers are holding a news conference Monday, where left-hander Odalis Perez will speak publicly for the first time since agreeing to terms of a three-year, $24 million contract late last week to remain with the team.
Lowe said he would not be at the news conference.
The Dodgers needed to complete a deal that would send outfielder Shawn Green to Arizona before signing Lowe. That deal took a major step toward being finalized Sunday night when the Diamondbacks and Green reached an agreement in principle on a three-year, $32 million contract.
Green will come to Phoenix for a physical on Monday, Diamondbacks general partner Ken Kendrick said.
"I'm flying to L.A. tomorrow morning, that is all I know," the 31-year-old right-hander said. "I think I'm taking a physical tomorrow."
A physical would be the final step before Lowe and the Dodgers complete a four-year deal worth about $36 million.
Lowe was 14-12 with a 5.42 ERA in 33 starts with Boston last season. But he was 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in four games during the postseason, three of them starts. He was the winner in the final game of all three postseason series - against the Angels, Yankees and Cardinals - as the Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years.
He has a 72-59 career record with 85 saves.
His agent is Scott Boras, whose highest-profile client, Carlos Beltran, was close to a deal with the New York Mets on Sunday.
The Dodgers are holding a news conference Monday, where left-hander Odalis Perez will speak publicly for the first time since agreeing to terms of a three-year, $24 million contract late last week to remain with the team.
Lowe said he would not be at the news conference.
The Dodgers needed to complete a deal that would send outfielder Shawn Green to Arizona before signing Lowe. That deal took a major step toward being finalized Sunday night when the Diamondbacks and Green reached an agreement in principle on a three-year, $32 million contract.
Green will come to Phoenix for a physical on Monday, Diamondbacks general partner Ken Kendrick said.