Red Sox may have Lester on the trading block

Jon Lester for Wil Myers. Well, that got everyone’s attention, didn’t it? The mere mention Monday night by the Kansas City Star of trade talks, however preliminary, between the Red Sox and Royals over a possible Jon Lester-for-Wil Myers swap caused hot stoves across New England to finally start boiling. As a matter of policy, the Red Sox don’t comment on such rumors, and a Royals official told the Herald he “couldn’t comment one way or the other” when asked for confirmation of the report. That said, there is every likelihood that Ben Cherington and Royals counterpart Dayton Moore have spent at least some time chatting about such a trade because, well, that’s what GMs do. Cherington talked to the Marlins before they executed an everything-must-go blockbuster with the Blue Jays, and you can wager Carl Crawford’s millions that he has kicked around potential deals with just about every other team. As Cherington has said numerous times since the end of the season, when you lose 93 games, you can’t leave any stone unturned in the quest to improve. The 21-year-old Myers is arguably the top player prospect in baseball.