It was pretty obvious this was going to happen with the All Star Break coming up and everything, but I'm worried Jon Lester will be gone for a long time. Check out this sampling of pitchers with the same injury, the only difference a variation in degree (and the number of games they missed):
2011 -- Bruce Chen, Kansas City (44)
2010 -- Brad Penny, St. Louis (120)
2009 -- Brett Myers, Philadelphia (18; made just two cameo appearances in postseason)
2009 -- Chad Durbin, Philadelphia (17)
2007 -- Bartolo Colon, Los Angeles Angels (16)
2005 -- Ben Sheets, Milwaukee (32)
2003 -- Pedro Martinez, Boston (22)
I don't believe it will be 120, but there is still risk. Maybe I'm just being a little scared because he is the best Sox pitcher. But imagine if the Sox were to lose him for a significant amount of time. The Sox can't keep going through this rotation with duct tape and knuckleballs.
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