John Lackey traveled to Boston for a physical exam Monday, and a baseball source said the Red Sox are making progress toward an agreement with the free agent right-hander. Specific details weren't available, but the Red Sox's heightened pursuit of Lackey came after reports that Boston is fading in its efforts to retain free-agent outfielder Jason Bay. Lackey, 31, is 102-71 with a 3.81 ERA in eight seasons with the Angels, and he would join Josh Beckett and Jon Lester at the top of a powerhouse rotation in Boston. The Mariners, Angels and Mets are among the other teams interested in signing Lackey. Typically, players undergo physical exams as the final step in an agreement, but there are no indications precisely where the Red Sox are in the process with Lackey and his agent, Steve Hilliard.
Yankee fans can cut the shit about the having the best rotation because there's a new sheriff in town. At worst, Lackey is a #2 caliber pitcher. Which means we already have a healthy Beckett, a dominant Lester, a potential #1 in Dice-k, a future #1 in Bucholz and the yankee killer in Wakefield. I'm not kidding when I say the Yankees should be shitting there pants right now. We may have just got the best available pitcher and we didn't spend anything but cash. Halladay would have cost us the entire farm system. At this point I don't give a fuck if we only end up with some shmuck like Mike Cameron in left field. He once hit 4 dingers in one game. In Theo we trust!
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