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    Sox lock up Lester

    5 years $30 million according to Yahoo. That a great deal from the Sox perspective.

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    BoSox I'm assuming...

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    lester is a stud

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    Quote Originally Posted by MonkeyF0cker View Post
    BoSox I'm assuming...
    yeah Red Sox.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ryanXL977 View Post
    lester is a stud
    He was their best pitcher last year.

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    not only their best, the best lefty in the al last yr if i recall correctly, and perhaps he will be for a long time. im no sox fan, i hate the sox, but he is awesome. conversely, i dont think dicek is awesome at all. i dont like pitchers who walk 6 guys every start.

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    Good deal for Boston and Lester. Boston gets a good player securely under contract and Lester is only losing one year of free agent time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Immortality View Post
    Good deal for Boston and Lester. Boston gets a good player securely under contract and Lester is only losing one year of free agent time.
    There is also an option, I think a team one, so Lester my be giving up 2 years of FA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tullamore View Post
    There is also an option, I think a team one, so Lester my be giving up 2 years of FA.
    Didn't hear about the option. How much are they reporting the option is?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Immortality View Post
    Didn't hear about the option. How much are they reporting the option is?
    I heard $11 million.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ryanXL977 View Post
    not only their best, the best lefty in the al last yr if i recall correctly
    Um, Cliff Lee.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rjt721 View Post
    Um, Cliff Lee.
    He meant apart from the ones that he forgot to mention. I think.

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    How can you not root for a guy like Jon Lester? Even if you're a Yankees fan, you'd have to give this guy some respect.

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    They are reporting the team option is $14 million.

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    Seems to be part of the problem lately...



    Red Sox are 0-7 in Lesters last 7 starts.

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    It's Valentines fault

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    what a waste of money,,,go look in the Farm system for a young arm,,Please................

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    $6 million per for a lefty like Lester is a "waste of money"? What?

    If that's the case, I'd love to hear your perspective on the contracts of guys like Werth and Soriano.

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    Considering this thread is from 09 and Lester is now an ace in one of the toughest divisions to pitch in, I'd say this is one of the sox best signings in recent times

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