Red Sox in Pursuit of Jon Lester
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Robert Rogers/MLB Photos via Getty Images(BOSTON) — The Boston Red Sox have offered pitcher Jon Lester a contract, reports ESPN.com, according to a major league source.
Lester met with the team’s owners earlier this week and met with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
The Red Sox traded Lester at the July 31 deadline to the Oakland Athletics after he could not work out a new deal with Boston.
The Red Sox offered Lester a four-year deal worth $70 million in mid-March, but that deal was rejected.
Lester finished last season 16-11 with a 2.46 ERA.
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