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          Will Red Sox up offer to Lester?

          • AJ Mass, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2014, 11:11 AM ET
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          The price tag for free agent Jon Lester is believed to be in the neighborhood of six years for $130-$150 million, and as Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston reports, the Boston Red Sox "made a contract offer" to the pitcher when he met with the team's owners earlier this week.