It looks like John Lackey and his mirror-cracking good looks are headed to Beantown.  From ESPN:

The Boston Red Sox have reached a tentative deal with right-handed pitcher John Lackey, pending a physical, worth slightly more than the $82.5 million, five-year contract A.J. Burnett signed with the New York Yankees last year, a source familiar with the negotiations told ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark.

Lackey traveled to Boston for a physical exam Monday, fueling speculation that an agreement was close at hand.

I, for one, think this is a good deal for the Red Sox.  A rotation featuing Beckett, Lackey, Lester, and Bucholz is pretty formidable and will help to counter the Yanks.  Boston still needs to address their offense, but that rotation looks nasty.

But the real story here is that now, without a doubt, Boston is the ugliest team in Major League Baseball.  I mean, they already had pig-nose Pedroia, the black Shrek David Ortiz, and Kevin Youkilis in the lineup, and now they add Quasimodo?  It’s not even close.