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Lester lands five-year extension with Red Sox - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com - 3/8/2009
Lester lands five-year extension with Red Sox - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
— sports.yahoo.com — Boston Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester , who overcame cancer to become one of the best pitchers... in the American League, has agreed to a five-year, $30 million contract extension with a $13 million team option in 2014, a source close to the team told ... (more) Lester lands five-year extension with Red Sox - MLB - ...

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sports.espn.go.com - 3/9/2009
Lester extension makes good business sense
— sports.espn.go.com — One can make the case that of all the left-handed pitchers younger than 26 years old, Cole... Hamels and Jon Lester would have the most value on the open... (more) Lester extension makes good business sense

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Lester, Red Sox Reportedly Agree to 5-Year, $30M Extension
bizofbaseball.com - 3/8/2009
Lester, Red Sox Reportedly Agree to 5-Year, $30M Extension
— bizofbaseball.com — According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports , the Boston Red Sox and left-handed starter Jon Lester... have agreed to terms on a 5-year, $30 million contract extension with a $13 million club option for the 2014 season. Lester will take a physical for the team on Tuesday. Lester, 25, returned from a ... (more) Lester, Red Sox Reportedly Agree to 5-Year, $30M Extension

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boston.com - 3/8/2009
Report: Extension for Lester
— boston.com — According a Yahoo! Sports report by Jeff Passan, the Red Sox and Jon Lester have agreed to... a five-year contract extension worth $30 million with a team option for $13 million in 2014. The Globe is working to confirm the... (more) Report: Extension for Lester

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Red Sox Make Right Choice With Lester
mvn.com - 3/9/2009
Red Sox Make Right Choice With Lester
— mvn.com — According to reports , the Boston Red Sox have signed Jon Lester to a five-year, $30-M extension... with a team option for 2014. Boston, looking for cost certainty, already locked up two of its homegrown young stars earlier this winter, signing infielders Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis. ... (more) Red Sox Make Right Choice With Lester

Comments vote down BaseballATM BaseballATM posted 3/9/2009posted this
Lester Update
bizofbaseball.com - 3/11/2009
Lester Update
— bizofbaseball.com — Updating a previous story, Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester agreed to a one-year contract today, as... reported on ESPN.com . Lester and his agent had been in talks with the team regarding a long-term extension, and they even reached a point where Yahoo! Sports reported that a five-year,$30 ... (more) Lester Update

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fullcount.weei.com - 3/7/2009
Full Count
— fullcount.weei.com — Red Sox Spring Baseball Josh Beckett was obviously happy for Jon Lester .“It’s great,” said Beckett regarding... his rotation-mate’s new five-year, $30 million deal. “I always think the first contract gives you that security and after that it’s icing. ... (more) Full Count

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Red Sox Make Right Choice With Lester
tylersarticles.blogspot.com - 3/9/2009
Red Sox Make Right Choice With Lester
— tylersarticles.blogspot.com — According to reports , the Boston Red Sox have signed Jon Lester to a five-year, $30-M extension... with a team option for 2014. Boston, looking for cost certainty, already locked up two of its homegrown young stars earlier this winter, signing infielders Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis. While ... (more) Red Sox Make Right Choice With Lester

Comments vote down THBaseball12 THBaseball12 posted 3/9/2009posted this
Lester Signing Another Smart Sox Move
dugoutcentral.com - 3/12/2009
Lester Signing Another Smart Sox Move
— dugoutcentral.com — By all accounts, seems to be a very good decision for the Sox. Lester's the kind of... guy that you want to lock up for a long time. (more) Lester Signing Another Smart Sox Move

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boston.com - 3/9/2009
Boston Red Sox - Lester poised to stay awhile - The Boston Globe
— boston.com — FORT MYERS, Fla. - The pitcher has overcome cancer, won the clinching game of the World Series,... thrown a no-hitter, and now is reportedly close to signing a contract extension that will keep him under the control of the Red Sox through the 2014 ... (more) Boston Red Sox - Lester poised to stay awhile - The ...

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Red Sox agree to terms with left-handed pitcher Jon Lester on five-year contract with option for 2014 | redsox.com: Official Info
boston.redsox.mlb.com - 3/15/2009
Red Sox agree to terms with left-handed pitcher Jon Lester on five-year contract with option for ...
— boston.redsox.mlb.com — BOSTON, MA -- The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with lefthanded... pitcher Jon Lester with a club option for 2014. Terms were not disclosed. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo ... (more) Red Sox agree to terms with left-handed pitcher Jon ...

Comments vote down A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory found this 3/15/2009found this
Red Sox Considering a Ten Man Rotation
redsox.gearupforsports.com - 3/6/2009
Red Sox Considering a Ten Man Rotation
— redsox.gearupforsports.com — Ok Sox fans, we’re just waiting for the start of the regular season and since its still... a few weeks away and camp has been quiet lately, thanks in no small part to no Schilling and no Manny, lets continue our break down of the 09 Sox position by position. It’s been said in ... (more) Red Sox Considering a Ten Man Rotation

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Lester lands five-year extension with Red Sox - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com - 3/8/2009
Lester lands five-year extension with Red Sox - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
— sports.yahoo.com — Boston Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester , who overcame cancer to become one of the best pitchers... in the American League, has agreed to a five-year, $30 million contract extension with a $13 million team option in 2014, a source close to the team told ... (more) Lester lands five-year extension with Red Sox - MLB - ...

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Youth Served Again: Jon Lester signs 5-year, $30 million extension with Red Sox
smallwhiteball.com - 3/8/2009
Youth Served Again: Jon Lester signs 5-year, $30 million extension with Red Sox
— smallwhiteball.com — The trend of the Boston Red Sox keeping their younger players under contract has continued as Jon... Lester has reportedly signed a five-year, $30 million extension with the Red Sox, keeping the left-hander in the home colors through 2013. (more) Youth Served Again: Jon Lester signs 5-year, $30 million ...

Comments vote down nasonmedia nasonmedia posted 3/8/2009posted this
Lester Gets a 5 Year Deal
fenwaywest.com - 3/8/2009
Lester Gets a 5 Year Deal
— fenwaywest.com — The Red Sox locked up Jon Lester for 5 more years with a team option for a... 6th year. The deal is worth $30 million with the option at $13 million. Hat tip to The Bottom Line for spotting this.Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com (more) Lester Gets a 5 Year Deal

Comments vote down fenwaywest fenwaywest posted 3/8/2009posted this
boston.com - 3/10/2009
Sox re-sign 19
— boston.com — The Red Sox agreed to terms with 19 players on one-year contracts this afternoon -- including lefthander... Jon Lester. But no worries, Sox fans. The signing today was more or less a formality and doesn't impact the long-term contract Lester... (more) Sox re-sign 19

Comments vote down A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory found this 3/10/2009found this
Counting failure ensues
310tojoba.blogspot.com - 3/11/2009
Counting failure ensues
— 310tojoba.blogspot.com — Jon Lester signs 1 year deal with Red Sox. According to my highly advance calculations this is... a whole four years less than the originally reported extension of five/$30 million. I should've known the years and the money involved were too reasonable. So uhh, yeh, I take back my Theo Epstein ... (more) Counting failure ensues

Comments vote down 310tojoba 310tojoba posted 3/11/2009posted this
Papelbon Makes A Papelboner
sportscracklepop.com - 3/12/2009
Papelbon Makes A Papelboner
— sportscracklepop.com — So, Jonathan Papelbon says Manny was a “cancer” in the Red Sox clubhouse. He’s certainly entitled to... his opinion, and by most accounts, he’s correct. But, maybe he could have chosen a better way to express himself, especially considering his teammate Jon Lester ... (more) Papelbon Makes A Papelboner

Comments vote down spc spc posted 3/12/2009posted this
Jonathan Papelbon is Dramatic
bootleggersports.com - 3/12/2009
Jonathan Papelbon is Dramatic
— bootleggersports.com — Paps celebrates after another successful self-exam Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon gave the people what they weren’t... waiting for, his thoughts on the Manny Ramirez situation . It’s only been 7 months since Manny was traded from Boston to LA, so Papelbon decided he’d ... (more) Jonathan Papelbon is Dramatic

Comments vote down bootlegg bootlegg posted 3/12/2009posted this
The Ace is Back
fenwaywest.com - 3/13/2009
The Ace is Back
— fenwaywest.com — Last spring was filled with struggles and injuries for Josh Beckett, 2009 is different. With Jon Lester... knocking on the door for opening day starter the pressure was on for Beckett to regain is '07 form. So far this spring he has delivered. Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell breaks down his ... (more) The Ace is Back

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