<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/19/baseball/lester_pitching_joe_camporeale.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Breakdown-Jon-Lester-and-the-value-of-his-contract-16043 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Breakdown: Jon Lester and the value of his contract</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>In the 2014 offseason, the Chicago Cubs signed former Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester to a six-year, $155 million deal with an option for 2020.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Breakdown-Jon-Lester-and-the-value-of-his-contract-16043><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>