Jon Lester has always been considered as one of the top left handed pitchers in the MLB. The Red Sox almost traded him with Jacoby Ellsbury for Johan Santana a couple of seasons ago. Now, sometimes the trades you don't make are best ones. On Mother's Day, a day when pink bats and arm bands were seen throughout Major League Baseball to symbolize the fight against breast cancer. Lester took the mound and started to work his magic. His cutter was untouchable to right handed hitter and his curveball was untouchable for left handed pitchers. He did surrender 2 solo home runs to Nick Swisher and A-Rod, but he went 7 strong and allowed only 2 runs.
At the beginning of the season, Red Sox Nation was told that pitching and defense was going to be the focus of this 2010 Red Sox team. Well, this hasn't happened yet. Josh Beckett's ERA is over 7 and Dice-K hasn't looked great. In order for the Red Sox to compete with the Yanks and Rays, their starting pitching needs to improve dramatically. A great start by Lester could kick start a .500 team.
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