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Lackey, Chapman to Boston?

UPDATE 2: Jon Heyman says that Lackey's contract is five years, $85 million. I'll wait a bit before passing judgment because initial contract term rumors end up being more "in the area" than accurate. I will say that if it's a fully guaranteed five years, I am very, very surprised Boston chose Lackey of all people to commit five years to. This seems to signal that Jason Bay will not return, although I'm sure the door is not closed just yet. Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse tweets that John Lackey is taking a physical with the Red Sox. If true (Price is working to confirm the rumor from a source he trusts), Boston at the very least has some sort of framework agreement in place with Lackey to bring him to Beantown.