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BigKen
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The Red Sox refused to pony up $160MM and John Lester decided that the $155MM the Chicago Cubs offered was the best he could get. No surprise that the Dodgers backed out and that the Giant were told they were out. Tax base in Illinois is approx. 3.5%. It's about 15% in San Francisco and 6% in Massachusetts.
Already the idiots are proclaiming the Red Sox as bumbling or bungling. I disagree. I think it was a smart move not to pay that much money for a non-HOF pitcher. Lester has only been on the Cy Young ballot twice in his career and has never finished in the top three. Giving a 31 year old pitcher $26M a year is a risk even for a 25-28 year old. We've seen repeatedly that pitcher start to break down fast after 30. Look a bit south to Philadelphia. Remember the shit storm before the Phillies sign Cliff Lee? Remember how upset the media and fans were that the Red Sox walked away? Still angry today? How many 20 game win seasons has Lee had? How many 17, 15?
Time to move on.........
Already the idiots are proclaiming the Red Sox as bumbling or bungling. I disagree. I think it was a smart move not to pay that much money for a non-HOF pitcher. Lester has only been on the Cy Young ballot twice in his career and has never finished in the top three. Giving a 31 year old pitcher $26M a year is a risk even for a 25-28 year old. We've seen repeatedly that pitcher start to break down fast after 30. Look a bit south to Philadelphia. Remember the shit storm before the Phillies sign Cliff Lee? Remember how upset the media and fans were that the Red Sox walked away? Still angry today? How many 20 game win seasons has Lee had? How many 17, 15?
Time to move on.........