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Pitcher Lester, Cubs agree US$155m, 6-year contract
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JON Lester agreed to a US$155 million, six-year contract with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, the first big deal of the Major League Baseball offseason involving a top starting pitcher.
Lester’s contract, agreed to on the second day of MLB’s winter meetings, contains an option for 2021 that, if it becomes guaranteed, would make the deal worth US$170 million over seven seasons. The average annual value of US$25.8 million is the second-highest for a pitcher behind Clayton Kershaw’s US$30.7 million as part of a US$215 million, seven-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers this year. A three-time All-Star who turns 31 next month, Lester won two World Series with Boston. The left-hander joins a long-suffering team with a core of young players and a top-tier manager in Joe Maddon, who left Tampa Bay for a US$25 million, five-year contract.
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