Get the Lowe Down

Mark Lowe ('05) is the subject of the following article from the Kitsap Sun.


Lowe Ready to Return to M's Bullpen

Mark Lowe was on his way to becoming the Seattle Mariners' feel-good story of 2007 when something ruined it.

Lowe's right arm was killing him.

About a year after major surgery to repair a cartilage defect in his throwing elbow, Lowe returned to the Mariners in late July bent on reclaiming his place in the bullpen as a much-needed 97-mph-throwing reliever.

Then the pain returned to Lowe's elbow.

"I couldn't even pick up a ball the next day," he said.

In the 10 weeks since he threw his last pitch for the Mariners, Lowe endured a period of compete rest, then rehab and a throwing program to rebuild strength in the elbow. Through most of that process, there was no guarantee he would avoid needing another surgery.

This week, however, Lowe appears to have cleared his hurdles.

He threw a simulated game on Monday at the Mariners' training complex in Peoria, Ariz., and was cleared Tuesday to take part in a normal offseason workout regimen.

Good news for Lowe, good news for the Mariners. Read the whole article to read a bit about Lowe's decision between cortisone and complete rest.