More Important Than Baseball

In my desire to write a slightly competent article on the signings of J.D. Drew and Julio Lugo, I completely neglected to mention one very important new item from yesterday: Jon Lester will report to Red Sox Spring Training on time.

According to a number of articles, a news conference, and an interview with Terry Francona at the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Lester's chemotherapy has progressed well enough that the cancer is in remission. Jon looks to report to camp on February 16 with everyone else. Around Red Sox Nation and the rest of baseball, there is a sense of relief.