Sox fans should give Lackey a chance to prove himself this season.
Every Red Sox fan has their opinion on John Lackey. Most of them are that he should have never been signed in the first place. The Red Sox needed pitching in the 2009 off season, as most teams always do and they signed Lackey to a 5 year $82.5 million contract. That means this season Lackey will make just over $15 million. Is that a lot for a pitcher who had the worst ERA in the history of baseball two seasons ago and missed last year for Tommy John surgery? Yes it most certainly is. As Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said last week, most baseball players don’t live up to their contracts. A player is most valuable to the team they are initially drafted by when they are going through the arbitration process something that Will Middlebrooks has not even hit yet.
John Lackey signed with the Red Sox after spending eight seasons with the Angels. He was a respectable pitcher getting double digit wins almost eve...
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February 04, 2013
