And the winner is...the Chicago Cubs! Free agent Jon Lester chose the Cubs, their 6-year / $155 million dollar deal that includes a seventh year vesting option.

The Red Sox final best offer was apparently 6 years and $135 million.

It means Lester joins up with former Sox GM Theo Epstein and the new manager of the Cubbies, Joe Maddon.

Now what for the Red Sox?

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