Poll: Better or Worse: Jon Lester’s innings pitched in 2009?

New Poll Question: Better or Worse: Jon Lester’s innings pitched in 2009?

Jon Lester pitched a yeomans-like 237 innings in 2008. There is debate over whether Lester will be a candidate for the now famous “Verducci-effect” in 2009. Can Lester’s arm hold up for another 200+ innings this season? Vote in the poll to the left and give your community projection for Lester here.

Find out how you all responded to our previous poll, “Will Josh Beckett drop a sub-3.50 ERA in 2009?” after the jump.

Consensus 2011 #1 pick would “love Boston”

Stan Grossfeld of the Boston Globe had a great profile on Bryce Harper, a 16-year old baseball player who has already hit a 570′ home run. No way the Sox have the first pick in 2011 to pick him (fingers crossed), but it’s nice to hear. The only problem is that he would like to be a Yankee too. No, Bryce, NO!

“I’ve always wanted to put on the pinstripes,” he says. “But I absolutely love Boston. I’d play anywhere, even Kansas City.”

He is not Manny…

Look, I understand why having no Manny could cause concern. Manny, after all, has accomplished things on a baseball field that I have never seen before, especially from the right side of the plate. The 2007 postseason is a great example of just how incredible of a hitter Manny Ramirez was. His “domination” of good pitching nonetheless, was near remarkable, in baseball terms. Pitchers such as Fausto Carmona and CC Sabathia seemed over-matched, and ace pitchers are not usually over-matched like that. It was almost as if Manny was the one with the ball in his hands.

So I understand the hesitance to say that Jason Bay is the second coming of Manny. Because it wouldn’t be true. He just isn’t that good.

However, don’t misinterpret that, for Jason Bay is actually very good.