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Trade Retrospective: Red Sox continue sell off, trade Jon Lester to the Athletics for Yoenis Céspedes - Beyond the Box Score
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Red Sox Fire Chaim Bloom - MLB Trade Rumors
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Jon Lester scratched as trade talk swirls - The Boston Globe
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Oakland A's Trade Frenzy: Cespedes to Red Sox for Jon Lester
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Red Sox Have Made Multi-Year Offer To Eduardo Rodriguez - MLB Trade Rumors
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Chaim Bloom Discusses Boston's Pursuit Of Xander Bogaerts - MLB Trade Rumors
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Bruce Hurst – Society for American Baseball Research
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Jon Lester 'Probably' Would Have Accepted $120M Offer From Red Sox In Spring
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Boston Red Sox: Breaking Down the Trade of Jon Lester to the Oakland Athletics, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Nomar Garciaparra
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Orioles make postseason pitch despite trailing in big-name game, MLB
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Jon Lester Trade Rumors: Should Red Sox sign or trade him?
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Boston Red Sox + MLB, Page 7 of 15, Sport
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Jon Lester, two-time champion with Red Sox, announces retirement