"I think we blew the Jon Lester (negotiations). We blew re-signing him in spring training." -- Red Sox principal owner John Henry, February 18, 2019.
The impetus for the comment from Henry was in regard to how the Red Sox might approach Chris Sale, who was heading into his contract year. As it turned out, ownership already had a pretty good idea they were going to re-sign the then-ace, thereby proclaiming that the Lester lesson was learned. But was it?