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MLB free agency: Top 40 players available in 2020-21 offseason – NBC Sports Chicago
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Shorter spring schedule means tough decisions for the Chicago Cubs
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Jon Lester rejects Red Sox, agrees to six-year, $155M deal with Cubs – Boston Herald
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Did Red Sox Really Low-Ball Lester With Initial Offer?
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Red Sox' Pitching Change Is Paying Off - The New York Times
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2016 Consensus Top 100 Starting Pitcher Rankings: Top 50 - Fake Teams
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Jon Lester Can't Throw to First Base. So Why Aren't Opponents Running Wild? - WSJ
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Boston Red Sox via trades, draft, international free agency have built core of young starting pitching with 'undeniable' talent
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MLB trade deadline candidates: Ranking top 20 players still available as market shifts
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Jon Lester hits free agency after Cubs decline option; is a Boston Red Sox reunion possible?
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Chicago Cubs: Lester best free agent signing in franchise history?
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Top 25 Baseball Stories of the Decade — No. 24: Chicken and Beer - NBC Sports
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Tony Paul's top MLB free agents are signed; here's where they landed
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