<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/20/baseball/lester_close_raj_mehta.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Commentary-Jon-Lester-deserved-better-end-to-Cubs-career-17662 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Commentary: Jon Lester deserved better end to Cubs' career</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>Six years ago, the Cubs dove deep into the free-agent pool and made a franchise-altering splash, signing Lester for six years and 155 million dollars.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Commentary-Jon-Lester-deserved-better-end-to-Cubs-career-17662><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>