The Jon Lester Signs w/ Cubs - 6 yrs/$155 Million

[Irrelevant Dude]

I could give a crap about the pick itself, but the financial flexibility having it affords them in doing what they did last year and using the extra slot money to get additional high upside guys later is the big downside of it for me.

Nothing is stopping the Cubs from employing the same strategy to a slightly lesser degree even without a 2nd round pick. Or they could go completely the other direction and sign a full or over-slot in round 1 and go cheap in subsequent rounds. I certainly don't expect or want them to stick to the same strategy in every draft. Losing a second round pick really isn't that big of a deal, especially compared to the first round picks they might have to lose in coming years.

[Deeg]

MLB Network Radio ‏@MLBNetworkRadio 6m6 minutes ago

.@Jim_Duquette on Lester "it sounds like to me the Red Sox are out and they're trying to start the spin process"

[minnesotacubsfan]

Always the bridesmate, never the bride

[Sammy Sofa]

Always the bridesmate, never the bride

 

I want them to sign Lester so bad I'll even be nice to his second family.

[rawaction]

Always the bridesmate, never the bride

 

That's not the word.

[Sammy Sofa]

Always the bridesmate, never the bride

 

That's not the word.

 

http://i.imgur.com/BxrN3.gif

[mul21]

Always the bridesmate, never the bride

 

That's not the word.

 

I assumed that was on porpoise it was so bad.

[Sammy Sofa]

[expletive], ludacris could be a classic NSBB meme.

[shnsajax]

Illinois has lower State Income Taxes, but much higher Property Taxes that will even that out. At least close enough that someone making $140 million wont care.

 

i'm guessing you didn't do the math on that

 

Of course not.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Autocorrect, it split it to two words and I deleted the space before realizing the error. Oh well, I'm going to guess that that one misspelled word just pushed Lester to SF.

 

 

A butterfly flaps his wings and a baby dies kind of [expletive]

[hawkeyecub]

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine

Red Sox to meet with agents for Jon Lester tonight . Report @Sean_McAdam

[Sammy Sofa]

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine

Red Sox to meet with agents for Jon Lester tonight . Report @Sean_McAdam

 

I [expletive] hate this [expletive] with a fiery passion.

[Butterscup1679666578]

maybe its just to say goodbye

[minnesotacubsfan]

Why say goodbye well I say hello. Hello hello hello!!

[Sosa21MVP]

I want nice things. Give me nice things!

[UMFan83]

@GordonEdes: Sox have made an offer to Justin Masterson, which was tweeted out elsewhere n the time it took me to tell my bosses.

 

Getting their backup plan in order?

[XZero771679666304]

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine

Red Sox to meet with agents for Jon Lester tonight . Report @Sean_McAdam

 

I [expletive] hate this [expletive] with a fiery passion.

 

Yeah, MLB's offseason free agency drama really is just the worst.

[Soul]

At least it will be over soon.

[Clem Fandango]

Who was it a year or two ago who was supposed to have signed during the winter meetings but ended up signing weeks later and practically nothing of huge importance happened at the winter meetings as a result?

[Sammy Sofa]

At least it will be over soon.

 

Why, did you figure out how to speed up time a few months?

[d_money]

Who was it a year or two ago who was supposed to have signed during the winter meetings but ended up signing weeks later and practically nothing of huge importance happened at the winter meetings as a result?

Santana?

[Guest]

dempster seems like a giant phony

[d_money]

dempster seems like a giant phony

Agreed.

[hawkeyecub]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 30s31 seconds ago

 

If #Cubs get Lester, industry source says next move would be to pursue big bat and try to accelerate revival. A bat in addition to Montero.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 30s31 seconds ago

 

If #Cubs get Lester, industry source says next move would be to pursue big bat and try to accelerate revival. A bat in addition to Montero.

 

Oh please oh please oh please oh please let this finally be happening.