I was never a Lackey fan to start with. I never understood why the Sox went after him since they seemed to regulary hit well against him. But anyway, here he is for what, 3 more years?
I am all for what Peter Abraham suggested yesterday in the Globe. If Clay can pitch even for 50 pitches or 3 innings, I'd rather him start than Lackey in any playoff game. 50 pitches or 3 innings out of Clay is probably better than anything we can get out of 5 innings and 100 pitches from Lackey. Especially against a good hitting playoff team.
And add Lackey to the list. Since 2004 Theo's handed out a motherload in bad contracts.
Edgar Rentieria
Julio Lugo
JD Drew
DiceK
Lackey
And though the verdict for me is out on Crawford - he's played well in the past and we've all see it - he could wind up on that list too. I'd be curious to see how much money all those guys will have made from the Sox when they're done. I bet north of 450 million if you count Crawford.