According to WEEI.com, the Red Sox have offered Jason Varitek a two-year contract, and put a deadline on the negotiations. One would assume that if that deadline passes (whenever it is), Jason Varitek and the Sox will end their ties. The deal is worth between $8 and $10 million over two years. Varitek was offered [...]
Red Sox owner John Henry is meeting with catcher Jason Varitek to break up a deadlock in contract negotiations. Varitek, who will be 37 on April 11, would enter his 13th season with the team if signed. Varitek had the worst season of his career in 2008, finishing with a .220 batting average with 13 [...]
One of the great things about this offseason is that everything is developing so slowly that you can really get a good chance to speculate on the destinations of players. In this case we’re going to be looking at Manny Ramirez, the very polarizing player, with the agent who sometimes puts out absurd demands for [...]
There never ceases to be drama around Manny Ramirez. The newest revelation is that after Manny refused to play two games, the Boston Red Sox had drafted up and submitted an official letter of intent to suspend Ramirez. We already knew of the displeasure that had been in the organization because Manny refused to play [...]
Manny Ramirez is destroying the ball since joining the L.A. Dodgers, and since having his final two option years dropped. He’s hitting .565 (13-23) with four HRs and nine RBI in six games. All of a sudden his knees don’t hurt. All of a sudden he’s playing hard. All of a sudden…he and Scott Boras [...]
Jason Varitek Pos C Age 35 Bats R/L Throws R Experience 10 years 2008 Salary $11,000,000 2007 Stats G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB CS AVG OBP SLG 131 435 57 111 15 3 17 68 71 1 2 .255 .365 .421 Current Affairs: Varitek is in the last year of [...]