Sox add 2nd year for Varitek

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Sox add second year to Varitek offer | MLB.com: News

Progress is being made in the Red Sox's bid to bring back Jason Varitek. A baseball source tells The Boston Globe that the Red Sox have made a contract offer to the veteran catcher and team captain. Without citing specifics, the report states the proposal given to Varitek's agent, Scott Boras, may include a second guaranteed season.
The paper says the Red Sox "could ensure Varitek a second year by guaranteeing it outright or making it attainable through an option."
Either way, after nearly three months, there is movement in the negotiations.
Varitek, who turns 37 on April 11, appeared in 131 games for Boston last year, batting .220 with 13 home runs and 43 RBIs. He has played in 1,330 games in a career that began with the Red Sox in 1997.

Why would they do this??? This boggles my mind. He's clearly going to be done with his career performance-wise after this year unless he makes an epic comeback, in which they could just resign him for more money again after the year anyways.

I also heard rumors that Texas is making progress with the Sox in talks for either Taylor Teagarden or Jarrod Saltalamacchia. If this was true, it makes this 2nd year even more ridiculous, because they absolutely won't need Varitek, even for maybe 1 year.

And anyways, it's not like he's going to get a better offer anywhere else. If he does...I'd let him take it, he's not worth THAT much to the Sox.

I tell you what...Scott Boras continues to boggle my mind with his abilities. I mean...there is NO reason that I can see for the Sox to give Tek a 2nd year. And somehow, he pulled it out.

[catman]

2 more years of Varitek? Sure he's been a warrior for the Sox, but I think its time for them to go another direction at catcher. Maybe 2 years as a mentor and backup for a kid like Salty or Teagarden, and the Twins have a couple of kids they might be willing to trade to the Sox.

[Kingdom]

Texas is going to want Masterson for one of their catchers and I don't see Boston wanting to do that, wisely so since Buchholz is still MIA after his no hitter.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Buchholz is reportedly what Texas is asking for...

[Kingdom]

...R.I.P. Clay

[cjkalt]

This is stupid... why are we doing this, although the funny thing is if we sign him to a 1 year deal, and he isn't pathetic, he'll be class A again next year.

[ljshorty89]

I just wonder what he would have gotten in arbitration. I mean, I'm sure he would have gotten 8-10 million....

[Kingdom]

6 mill for every no hitter he's caught, obviously.

[ljshorty89]

That would have been a bargain!

[Kingdom]

How many has he caught? 3? 4? 24 million for Varitek baby!

[ljshorty89]

Per year, right?

[Kingdom]

24 x 4 years, hell yes. Dam8610 would be proud of such an offer.

[ljshorty89]

Maybe he should make 24 million per game?

[Kingdom]

10 mill bonus for every time someone at the Boston Globe says he "catches a great game" or "works well with the pitchers"

[ljshorty89]

50 million dollar bonus for each undeserved all star game appearance.