CUBS SHOWED JON LESTER THE DOOR AND NATS WERE HAPPY TO WELCOME HIM!

Says Bob Nightengale in USA Today:

Jon Lester, one of the greatest free-agent signings in Cubs history, was supposed to leave Chicago on his terms, pitching at least one final season, winning his 200th game in a Cubs uniform.

That’s all he wanted, pitching one season at Wrigley Field in front of fans, and not cardboard cut-outs, with his career disappearing into the night. Instead, his friends will tell you, he is left a bit scorned and brokenhearted.

Just two months after Lester spent $47,000 buying the city of Chicago beers in four local bars and taverns, the Cubs couldn’t even reciprocate, making only a last-minute minimal offer.

Lester, 37, signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the  Nationals that will pay him $2 million in 2021, with the remaining $3 million paid as a signing bonus in 2023.

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