Sox Lock up Lester

The Red Sox made a great move this week signing Jon Lester to a 5 year 30 million dollar extension. Lester is emerging as one of baseball’s premiere left handed starters and this move further cements the Red Sox as serious contenders for years to come.

Lester’s signing is just the latest in a series of young talent being locked up by Boston, including Pedroia, Youkilus and Papelbon. Add to that the long term contracts of Dice K, Beckett, and Drew, the farm system that seems to produce major league ready talent on a yearly basis, and the Red Sox clearly have a plan for the future.

I predict that in a year or two this deal will be regarded as an absolute steal for the Red Sox.

Mets should sign Pedro. How do you like them Apples?

Now that Manny Ramirez has shocked the world and signed with the Dodgers (as if there was any other serious competition) we can finally move on with Spring Training and follow the progress of our most beloved teams. Some of you may be happy with the moves your franchise made throughout the offseason,  many of you may not. The New York Yankees obviously made the biggest splash, spending what seemed to be federal bailout type money on C.C Sabathia, A.J Burnett, and Mark Texiera. The New York Mets also took care of some needs that needed attention by establishing what may arguably be the best back end of any bullpen in baseball with the signing of K-Rod and the acquisition of Putz. But as I look at the depth chart of the New York Mets I can’t help but think that more could of been done. That although the reason for the 2008 collapse stemmed primarily from the bullpen, or lack thereof, there are still some question marks, and the biggest question mark, I believe,  is in the starting rotation. Here is a rundown of the projected starting rotation for the 2009 New York Mets.

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Ben Sheets: The Bargain of 2009?

Today, the New York Mets re-signed Oliver Perez for 3 years 36 million dollars yet I can’t help but to wonder why Ben Sheets has not been signed. If you rank this years starting pitcher free agent class (CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Derek Lowe, Ben Sheets, and Oliver Perez as the Top 5) Ben Sheets certainly seems to be a high end option, especially when one considers the bargains that have been coming out of the 2009 Free Agent Class.

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