It’s no secret. The Chicago Cubs need Jon Lester to get it figured out – and they can’t wait much longer for him to do so. That may sound like an overreaction, but with the St. Louis Cardinals playing their best ball of the year and the Milwaukee Brewers not going away any time soon, it’s now or never for Lester.
Through the All-Star Break, the veteran southpaw looked like the Jon Lester of yesteryear, earning his fifth career All-Star selection with a sterling 2.58 ERA and 1.191 WHIP in 19 starts. With pretty much every other Cubs starter lacking any degree of consistency, he anchored the staff with a rock-solid performance every five days.