"Now that Jon Lester has pled guilty to what has been known for more than two weeks, namely that Red Sox starting pitchers fell into the habit of drinking beer in the clubhouse during games in which they did not appear, there really is only one remaining question.

What are the Red Sox going to do about it?

While there already have been cries for the team to purge itself of at least one of the offenders — Josh Beckett or fellow right-hander John Lackey, in particular — the players' exorbitant contracts and the dearth of available pitching will make it exceedingly difficult for pending general manager Ben Cherington to trade them."