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Jon Lester—the new ace of the Chicago Cubs—
says he probably would have signed a deal with he Red Sox last spring had it been in the $120 million range. Appearing on
WEEI radio's Hot Stove Show on Thursday night, Lester said, "
That is one of those deals where hindsight is 20/20. You go back in time and you look at it and you go, 'probably yes'. I mean you don't know. I mean it is one of those deals where when it is sitting in front of you that is a lot of money to turn down. That would have made it very difficult to turn it down." We have felt for a long time that the low-ball $70 million offer by Boston last spring was the death knell for Lester's stay in town. Looks like we might have been right. What a shame.
