There have been a ton of career retrospectives about Jon Lester in the last two days, but how can you say no to one more? (Matt O’Halloran; Beyond the Box Score)
Or another? (Jon Couture; Boston.com)
John Farrell got to know Lester pretty well as his pitching coach and manager. (MLB.com)
Lester has got a friend and supporter for life in John Lackey. (Ricky Doyle; NESN)
Jay Jaffe provided a breakdown of the Hall of Fame chances of Carl Crawford and Jake Peavy, two players who spent a bit of time in Red Sox uniforms.