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April 18, 2007
Jon Lester, who is rounding into shape, will make one more start for Greenville (Class A) before moving up to Pawtucket for a start, likely next Wednesday in Rochester.
Boston manager Terry Francona said at his daily press briefing a short time ago that Lester, the promising left-hander whose 2006 season was cut short in August when he was diagnosed with acute anaplastic large cell lymphoma, would start for Greenville Friday night. His pitch count will be raised to 85.
After that outing, Lester will rejoin the Red Sox in Boston, where he will throw a side session on Sunday and will talk with Francona and general manager Theo Epstein about the next phase of his development, which is expected to include a jump to the PawSox.
Talk of when Lester might be able to reclaim a spot in Boston's rotation still is premature. Francona said the Sox want him to get to the point to where a pitch-count limit isn't imposed on him, as it is now as he gets his body back into pitching shape.
-- Steven Krasner
Posted by Steven Krasner 
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