As somebody smart said to me when the week began: “Why would the Dodgers bring in Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi if their off-season plan centered around signing Jon Lester? Ned Colletti could have done that.” It’s a great point. Signing Lester, who is reportedly in line to make more than $150 million over the next six or seven years, simply doesn’t fit the M.O. of a sabermetrically inclined front office trying to create a more nimble roster.
Also, the beginning and the ending of this pursuit were separated by roughly a week, if not a few days. When it surfaced Tuesday that Lester had narrowed his decision to the Red Sox and Cubs, few were surprised.
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