Jon Lester Signs With Cubs

[DewsSox79]

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[DewsSox79]

6/155


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[DewsSox79]

2nd highest annual value for a pitcher


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[TL1961]

BOO YAH !!!

 

[DewsSox79]

the baseball world can move on


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[SilenceS]

Its over! Lester chooses the Cubs!

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 1m1 minute ago

BREAKING: Jon Lester has chosen to sign with Chicago Cubs. (via @JimBowden_ESPN & multiple reports)

 

[DewsSox79]

wow! boston did 6/135


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[FrankieLyrical]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Well.... THAT just happened.

 

[BrewCrewFan]

Giants offered 7/168.

Congrats Cub fans. You guys got a great pitcher.

 

[Jntg4]

Fucking Right Chicago!!!!!!!

Now them rumors about us going after another bat after getting Lester...

 

[SilenceS]

Fucking Right Chicago!!!!!!!

Now them rumors about us going after another bat after getting Lester...

Ive read its not going to be a big bat. More like a high OBP type, low signing guy.

 

[theberserkfury]

Is this the real life?

Is this just fantasy?

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

.500 here we come!!!!!

 

[SilenceS]

Que the guys who say the Cubs dont spend by saying this is a bad signing.

 

[SilenceS]

.500 here we come!!!!!

.500 keep you in the chase for the second wild card.

 

[beckdawg]

I like that they didn't go over 6 years. Makes the back side of the contract not bad getting him 31-37. At roughly 3.5 fWAR per year(assuming $7 mil per fWAR) that's pretty obtainable(needs ~22 over 6 years). I'm not sure exactly where you put him for estimates next year however. Last year he was obviously great. But 2011/12 was more down to earth. I think conservatively if you go something like 5, 5, 4.5, 4, 3.5, and 3 that would make him worth 25 fWAR over the length of the deal.

 

[beckdawg]

Here's an article
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--cubs-land-jon-lester-with--150-million-deal-165658135.html

Also

 

[derosabomb]

hey guys go cubs!!! **** joecawks and old man dewcawks... just joking i love dews cawk..

 

[JZsportsfan]

Thank God, the Cubs are finally back