Yes. Another Lester post.
Way back in February when the Sox were still feeling the good vibrations of October, 2013, there was a lot of talk about how Lester was going to sign with the Sox at team-friendly dollars and most of us were sitting around waiting for the inevitable to happen. According to sources the Red Sox low-balled Lester, feelings were hurt, no contracts were signed, the team has spectacularly crashed and burned and now we're hours away from Jon Lester's inevitable departure from Boston.
Rationally, I understand why the Red Sox have to make this trade. But that doesn't mean that I like it. There are times where I've been fed up with Lester, but on the whole I think he's a damn fine pitcher and it sucks that the situation SEEMS unfixable and he has to go. I don't buy into the theory that the Sox will trade him in July and sign him in December, unless your name is Rick Aguilera, that never happens.
There are a few threads with a ton of posts, but I'm interested in seeing the numbers. And for simplicity's sake, I've broken it down four ways:
1. I hate it.
2. I hate it, but understand it.
3. I like it.
4. Other.
Way back in February when the Sox were still feeling the good vibrations of October, 2013, there was a lot of talk about how Lester was going to sign with the Sox at team-friendly dollars and most of us were sitting around waiting for the inevitable to happen. According to sources the Red Sox low-balled Lester, feelings were hurt, no contracts were signed, the team has spectacularly crashed and burned and now we're hours away from Jon Lester's inevitable departure from Boston.
Rationally, I understand why the Red Sox have to make this trade. But that doesn't mean that I like it. There are times where I've been fed up with Lester, but on the whole I think he's a damn fine pitcher and it sucks that the situation SEEMS unfixable and he has to go. I don't buy into the theory that the Sox will trade him in July and sign him in December, unless your name is Rick Aguilera, that never happens.
There are a few threads with a ton of posts, but I'm interested in seeing the numbers. And for simplicity's sake, I've broken it down four ways:
1. I hate it.
2. I hate it, but understand it.
3. I like it.
4. Other.