Seattle Mariners pitcher Mark Lowe throws to first against the Oakland Athletics during the fifth inning during a spring training baseball...

Mark Lowe posted a 1.93 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 18 innings last year

CONCORD, NC - OCTOBER 17: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, races Mark Martin, driver of the #5 Pop-Tarts Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series NASCAR...

Juan Pablo Montoya, right, talks with Mark Martin, left, during practice at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Friday, Oct. 16, 2009,for Saturday's...

Jimmie Johnson, right, and Mark Martin, left, take the green flag to start the NASCAR Banking 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C...

LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 18: Jimmie Johnson (L), driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, speaks with Mark Martin (R), driver of the #5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet during practice for the...

...SEPTEMBER 27: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, leads David Reutimann (C), driver of the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota and Mark Martin, driver of the #5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST...

JOLIET, IL - JULY 11: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, races Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

...2009 in Richmond, Virginia. RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 11: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet...SEPTEMBER 11: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, stands on pit road during qualifying...

BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 16: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 Kellogg's / CARQUEST...AUGUST 16: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, looks on from the grid during...

...IL - JULY 11: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, leads Brian Vickers, driver of the #83 Red Bull Toyota, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, during...

...IL - JULY 11: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, leads Brian Vickers, driver of the #83 Red Bull Toyota, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, during...

...JUNE 08: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet and his wife Chandra observe the...Beach, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Mark Martin during qualifying for the Coke Zero 400...

...MAY 24: Mark Martin, driver of the U.S. Army Chevrolet, stands over his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 on May 24, 2008 at Lowe's Motor...

Mark Martin, driver of the #8 U.S. Army Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on May 16, 2008 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in...