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He's been a huge part of what we've accomplished here and I think when we went to see him, a large part of our presentation was finishing that legacy he started. "I guess the signal it sends is there's never been a problem between Jon and the organization, or the organization with Jon. Henry, asked his takeaway from Levinson's comments, said: The Sox, after their four-year, $70 million offer was rejected by Lester in March, indicated to Lester their willingness to discuss at least a six-year deal. "I don't think we have any idea what the market is in regard to other teams,'' he said.Īfter meeting with the Sox last week, Lester's agent, Seth Levinson, noted the "great respect" the Sox accorded Lester, who has repeatedly said he is not necessarily signing for top dollar but looking for the place he finds most comfortable. 's Jim Bowden said the San Francisco Giants, who lost out on Sandoval, are arranging a meeting with the left-hander. Lester has already met with three teams-the Sox, Cubs and Atlanta Braves, and had trips planned to other clubs. "Obviously we're doing everything we can to sign a top-tier pitcher, Jon Lester,'' he said. Red Sox owner John Henry, seen here saying goodbye after Jon Lester was traded to the A's, said a large part of the team's presentation to the free agent focused on "finishing that legacy he started." Barry Chin/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

The Sox owner left no doubt that the homegrown Lester remains the team's No. It would not overly affect us, but we're hopeful.'' "Again, for next year we have tremendous flexibility, so we could go through for one year. "The way it's structured, you can blow through one year,'' Henry said. Henry said Tuesday that the team remains "hopeful" of re-signing pitcher Jon Lester and indicated a willingness to exceed the $189 million luxury tax threshold as part of that pursuit. BOSTON - Boston Red Sox principal owner John W.