fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 58s59 seconds ago Jon Lester, Cubs agree on six-year, $155M deal, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Red Sox are runners-up. Their final bid: six for $135M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Boooooo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 06:25 AM) Boooooo!!! As I said the other day, I'd rather Lester was the ace they got instead of eventually getting someone better like Price, Cueto or Zimmermann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Besides CarGo, it wouldn't shock me if they go after Longoria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Haha, no s***, a 20M overpay! One way to look at it is Lester is out of the AL now. I say good for the cubs and their fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Vesting option would make it 7/170 Interesting stuff here http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/12/09/jon-leste...beane-hall-fame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 12:36 AM) Vesting option would make it 7/170 Interesting stuff here http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/12/09/jon-leste...beane-hall-fame God damn. Also, apparently they offered $20M more than anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 That's a good get for the Cubs sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 07:48 AM) That's a good get for the Cubs sadly. No reason they won't be a top 5 team in baseball from 2016-2020. I'm more nervous about them getting a big time bat to go along with Rizzo/Castro/Bryant/Soler/Russell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Interesting how Lester signed for less money from the cubs and passed on more money from the world series champion Giants. I suppose Theo and Lester are pretty tight after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 06:53 AM) Interesting how Lester signed for less money from the cubs and passed on more money from the world series champion Giants. I suppose Theo and Lester are pretty tight after all. Higher annual amount per year with the Cubs, as well as the non-California income tax factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Lester will make about $26M per year, otherwise known as more than the combined 2015 contracts of Samardzija ($10M), Sale ($6M), and Abreu ($8.7M). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I wonder what kind of contract Shields will get. We all know Scherzer will get similar, if not more, money than Lester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 08:08 AM) I wonder what kind of contract Shields will get. We all know Scherzer will get similar, if not more, money than Lester. Max will get way more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Buster OlneyVerified account @Buster_ESPN CHC intention is to continue to build the team with more around Lester. If they didn't sign him, would take a more conservative route. Interesting that both Chicago teams are going for it so quickly after what we just saw in 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 01:09 AM) Max will get way more With Lester off the market, I can see how that would be to Scherzer's advantage, but if you're a team looking to sign a big name starter, is Scherzer that much of a better option than Lester? Lester was actually better last year and if you ask me, his mechanics are a lot cleaner, meaning he should be able to actually maintain his form for the majority of his contract. I'm not sure if I can say the same for Scherzer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Peavy is obviously next in their rotation right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/...-get-jon-lester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 01:08 AM) I wonder what kind of contract Shields will get. We all know Scherzer will get similar, if not more, money than Lester. The most recent rumors say Scherzer is looking for a 200M deal. I think Scherzer comes in at 30M annually, Lester at 25-26M annually, Shields should get around 20M annually. I'd guess Samardzija comes in around 18-22M annully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 08:21 AM) Peavy is obviously next in their rotation right? They don't have room, but they are going to sign Gomes and Ross it sounds like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 01:24 AM) They don't have room, but they are going to sign Gomes and Ross it sounds like. Gomes on the Cubs will only make me hate him more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 What's their OF going to be? Alcantara, Coghlan, Sweeney, Gomes, Junior Lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 07:35 AM) What's their OF going to be? Alcantara, Coghlan, Sweeney, Gomes, Junior Lake? Soler, Coghlan....to be announced I think we'll start hearing that they're interested in Zobrist or CarGo pretty soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 01:39 AM) Soler, Coghlan....to be announced I think we'll start hearing that they're interested in Zobrist or CarGo pretty soon Can't believe I forgot about Soler. Maybe I just assumed he'd be injured or they would be treating him with kid gloves, but he was as impressive as Baez was a disappointment last year. Alcantara's kind of in the same boat as Semien. Is he a CFer? A 2B? SS? 3B? Trade bait? Insurance for moving Bryant to LF or RF so he could play 3rd, or Baez there (with Russell/Castro up the middle)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) Lester to the Cubs. Edited December 10, 2014 by Dick Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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