Over the past two years, Jon Lester has been one of the best pitchers in the game of baseball. In both 2008 and 2009, Lester won at least 15 games while maintaining an ERA under 3.45.
Last year, Lester struck out 9.96 batters every nine innings while allowing just 2.83 walks. His 3.15 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, a statistic combining strikeouts, walks and home runs) was better than all but fours pitchers in the American League.
At the young age of 26, Lester is one of the most promising stars of the game.
This year, however, Lester has gotten off to a rough start. In the season opener against the Yankees, the Red Sox ace allowed four runs in just five innings. Another four runs in five innings were given up by Lester in his next start against the Twins. Finally, yesterday, poo ...
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