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lester optioned to pawtucket

glad they did that, i thought it was gonna get ugly if he was in the majors

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I am really glad too. Tavarez has been a very good number 5 and kept them in the game against more than his share of #1's from other teams. I hope they keep Lester down until he can throw more strikes with his breaking pitches which should allow him to pitch deeper once he does come up (even if its next season).