#31 Jon Lester- Starting Pitcher
Age: 20
Born: January 7, 1984
Puyallup, WA
Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Drafted: 2nd Round, 2002
How Acquired: Draft
High School: Bellarmine College Prepatory (San Jose, CA)
ETA: late 2006
Scouting Report: Very athletic lefty - fastball reaches low 90's, with an above-average change-up, along with a curveball that is slowly improving. Has an easy delivery motion which has helped him to a fantastic sophomore season. While he may be one of the top pitching prospects in the organization, he still only currently projects as a third starter.
This year he's 4-3 with a 4.12 ERA and 47 strikeouts.