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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
Arles, the problem is that Red Sox Nation has already created their own narrative of the trade. One of my close friends is a big Red Sox fan and usually a realist about the team, but even he's fallen for the narrative. The narrative is this: The trade was fantastic because they got Cespedes for Gomez, because they'll just resign Lester in the offseason. It's almost a done thing to Red Sox Nation that Lester is coming back. This narrative will control until Lester is signed by some other team (if he is) and THEN Red Sox Nation will come back and yell and scream at the deal and say, we screwed up by getting rid of the compensation requirement by trading Lester. Until then, the narrative will give you pushback.
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Your one friend doesn't equal all of "Red Sox nation". Plenty of Red Sox fans hated the whole haul they got back at the trading deadline, they expected much more. Many are very upset by the loss of Lester. I would say most (based on my facebook wall, the SOSH message board, and my slight dabbling into Boston sports radio) don't expect the Red Sox to shell out the money for Lester. They could have had him for less in spring training if that's the route they wanted to go.