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Jon Lester Would’ve Returned to the Cubs on the Cheap – bleachernation.com
“We all kind of see what’s going on. You kind of see where they’re headed.” | Chicago Cubs
When Jon Lester signed with the Washington Nationals on a deal that will pay him just $2 million in 2021, and then a deferred signing bonus of $3 million in 2023, it was clear that the Chicago Cubs could have had him back on a very affordable deal.
And while it may have seemed, then, a logical conclusion that the Cubs just didn’t want Lester back and instead wanted to give those innings to youngsters or reclamation projects, the reality is that the Cubs *did* want Lester back. So, you can really…
