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Athletics acquire Jed Lowrie from Astros

By Matt Whitener

Oct 12, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros third baseman Jed Lowrie #8 bats against the Kansas City Royals in game four of the ALDS at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 12, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros third baseman Jed Lowrie #8 bats against the Kansas City Royals in game four of the ALDS at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Oakland A’s have acquired Jed Lowrie.

The Oakland Athletics made a back to the future move on Friday mornin, by acquiring shortstop Jed Lowrie from the Houston Astros, per MLB.com’s Jane Lee.

Lowrie, who previously played for the A’s from 2013-2014, spent the previous season with the Astros, whom he signed a three-year, $23 million deal with last December. The return for Lowrie from Houston has not been announced yet.

Lowrie has bounced back and forth between the two American League West clubs since 2012, when he arrived in Houston from the Boston Red Sox. For his career Lowrie is a .257 hitter with 65 home runs. During his previous tenure in Oakland, Lowrie hit for a .271/.334/.405 split, while driving in 125 runs over his two seasons serving primarily as the club’s starting shortstop.

Lowrie became expendable in Houston after the promotion and rise of eventual 2015 Rookie of the Year Carlos Correa. Lowrie got off to a hot start for the Astros, hitting .300 over March and April, before being injured in late April. He was unable to recapture that same effectiveness upon return in a backup capacity, hitting for a .194 average in the second half of the season over 189 plate appearances.

Overall, he hit for a .222 average, with nine home runs on the year.

Lowrie will likely join Brett Lowrie on the left side of the Oakland infield, supplanting the previous season’s shortstop Marcus Siemen. However, the presence of both Lowrie and Siemen offers manager Bob Melvin two diverse talents that are capable of contributing at each station around the infield as well.

Lowrie is slated to earn $7.5 million in 2016 and $6.5 million in 2017. The A’s will inherit a team option for 2018 as well.

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