In case you missed it, Jon Lester has been scratched from his start today and will be replaced by Brandon Workman. Although no trade is imminent at this point, I'd be shocked if he was still in a Red Sox uniform at 4 pm on Thursday.
I'm all for trading Lester and think it really is the best shot at getting him to sign in the offseason.
John Lackey has been another name that has been swirling around trade rumors. The funny part about that is that people from outside of the Boston area never seem to mention the whole "I may retire" situation. Everyone is loving the thought of the chump change for next year and thinking that the Red Sox may not deal him since they have him for the minimum next season.
As a fan, I hope and assume that they have had serious discussions with Lackey about next year. Although we have a lot of up and coming pitching prospects, we still need to have a veteran out there. No offense to Clay Buchholz, but he really doesn't fit the mold.
John Lackey has been another name that has been swirling around trade rumors. The funny part about that is that people from outside of the Boston area never seem to mention the whole "I may retire" situation. Everyone is loving the thought of the chump change for next year and thinking that the Red Sox may not deal him since they have him for the minimum next season.
As a fan, I hope and assume that they have had serious discussions with Lackey about next year. Although we have a lot of up and coming pitching prospects, we still need to have a veteran out there. No offense to Clay Buchholz, but he really doesn't fit the mold.
With Lackey having said that he may retire and the fact that he is going to be 36 in October, I think the Red Sox should rip up next year's deal and simply offer him a 2 year deal with club options.
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