Source: Red Sox Won't Give Beckett Five-Year Deal

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Contracts talks involving the Red Sox and pitcher Josh Beckett are ongoing as Opening Day approaches.

According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Boston won't match the five-year, $82.5 million contract they gave John Lackey as a free-agent this summer.

Beckett is younger than Lackey, but the Red Sox have concerns about Beckett's shoulder.

Via ESPN

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