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Jon Lester Scratched From His Start Tomorrow

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Earlier today the big news was that the Pittsburgh Pirates were considered a dark-horse candidate to land Jon Lester. The lefty was scheduled to start tomorrow for the Boston Red Sox. Now, Ken Rosenthal reports that Lester has been scratched from his start tomorrow.

A guy getting scratched from a start a day before that start takes place? One day before the trade deadline, with time to move him after the start? I don’t see any way where this ends up with Lester staying in Boston. It looks like he will be traded. The only question is where?

Rosenthal says it’s not the Brewers.

I’ll keep this updated with more news on this subject.

UPDATE 10:43 PM: Joel Sherman reports that Lester hasn’t been traded yet, but that this scratch could be to avoid an injury tomorrow.

UPDATE 11:29 PM: Pete Abraham says that no deal is in place for Lester, and that a number of teams are still involved.

UPDATE 11:49 PM: Pete Abraham says that the Red Sox don’t have a trade proposal they like right now.

Meanwhile, Ken Rosenthal names the Pirates as one of three teams who are in the mix.

UPDATE 12:14 AM: Gordon Edes says there are six teams on Lester, adding Toronto, Baltimore, and Oakland.

UPDATE 12:30 AM: Rosenthal also says the A’s are in.

So it looks like the goal for the A’s is to get every good pitcher on the market.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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