Derek Lowe to The Bullpen Could Be The Braves' Best Move

With the impending return of Tim Hudson to the Atlanta Braves' major league roster, the Braves will be facing a dilemma that many teams would love to have to solve. Six starting pitchers. Five spots in the rotation. The music is set to stop in this game of starting rotation musical chairs in early September when Hudson returns. And a lot of the speculation about who will be left without a seat has focused on Kenshin Kawakami and Tommy Hanson. But it seems to me that the most logical move would be to take the man with the most bullpen experience out of the rotation. That man is Derek Lowe. Lest we forget, from 1999-2001 Lowe saved 81 games for the Boston Red Sox before converting to a starter. It's been almost 10 years, but he has the experience to pitch in a pressure-packed, late inning situation. That experience would be invaluable in a bullpen that, in an all too familiar pattern, has tired down the stretch from overuse. Also, Lowe has been streaky as a starter all year. H...