Question 7: Is Jon Lester ready for 17-12 and 180 innings?
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 7th, 2008 4 Comments »
Basically, put another way, is Jon Lester a No. 3 starter on a world champion?
When Curt Schilling was officially put on IR for three to four months, maybe longer, this became a question.
Lester has shown flashes of brilliance and, maybe even more flashes of frustration. Like Dice-K, his problem is strikes and consistency.
Lester is the Red Sox only left-handed starter, which makes him even more valuable if he is good.
He turned 24 on Jan. 7, … continued »
