Kyle Lohse starts his ninth season in the major leagues today. He is the second native American to ever play for the St. Louis Cardinals and his 15 wins last season were a career high. Lohse spent his first 5 seasons with Minnesota before coming to the National League and playing for Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
If Lohse can repeat or better his 2008 season the 4 year 41 million dollar contract he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in the off season will seem like a bargain. It is the richest contract ever signed by a person of Native American ancestory in major league baseball history.
Lohse follows in the footsteps of fellow Native American Pepper Martin. Martin was a beast when he played for the Cardinals in the 1930’s earning 4 All Star games appearances, 3 stolen base titles, and was named the first AP male athlete of the year in 1931. Martin remains one of the top World Series players of all time.
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