I'm just not sure why they did this so soon. We keep how he was a victim of poor defense in Detroit, but isn't a pretty pitcher friendly ballpark? Why not wait a half a dozen starts to see how his stuff plays at Fenway. Also, this contract provides a context for how unrealistic the Red Sox first offer to Lester was. The Red Sox lock down Miley without him throwing a pitch for us and then they do the same for Porcello, but they let the big fish off the hook? I am not quite sure that I get that strategy. Locking down Buchholz early was not exactly the best strategy. That contract has not returned a lot of value.