Sons of Bill Simmons (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
From Ken Rosenthal: Another Boras client, Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek, is a strong candidate to accept arbitration. In fact, it would be an upset if Varitek rejected the team’s offer and the chance to earn about $10 million on a one-year deal. Varitek, 36, simply isn’t in position to land the four-year, $52.4 million, free-agent contract [...]
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
In a move that could have implications for the Rangers, the BoSox have offered arbitration to Jason Varitek, and David Pinto says Boston expects Varitek to sign elsewhere.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Milwaukee's Ben Sheets and Boston's Jason Varitek might not have much of a choice. They are two of the 24 players offered salary arbitration, and Danny Knobler says because of individual reasons, they don't have much leverage and would be better off to accept those offers.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The Boston Red Sox have offered salary arbitration to free agent catcher Jason Varitek and right-handed pitcher Paul Byrd.
SOX & Dawgs (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The deadline to ask for arbitration on free agents is midnight tonight and the Boston Red Sox have decided to offer arbitration to just two of their free agents, Jason Varitek and Paul Byrd. Varitek is a Type A free agent and Byrd is a Type B free agent. This means that if Varitek declines arbitration [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
According to WEEI's Alex Speier, the Red Sox offered arbitration to Jason Varitek (Type A) and Paul Byrd (Type B). They were both borderline cases, and it seems that either player could go either way on deciding whether to accept.
The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The Red Sox have offered salary arbitration to Jason Varitek. Varitek is unlikely to accept the offer. He has until December 7 to make a decision. I can't see the Red Sox offering him more than a year or two. If he signs with another team, Boston would receive two draft picks as compensation. Yet I cannot imagine the demand for 37-year-old catchers coming off a .220/.313/.359 season...
Sons of Bill Simmons (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox will offer catcher Jason Varitek arbitration today, so that if he signs somewhere else they would receive two additional draft picks. However, don’t be surprised if Varitek accepts arbitration and gets somewhere between $7- $10 Million dollars for next season and tries to up his value for next seasons [...]
The House That Dewey Built (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
We now enter one of the most crucial phases of the offseason for the Red Sox, as it is possible that they could secure as many as 4 first round draft picks for the 2009 amateur draft. The Sox are expected to offer arbitration to Type A free agent Jason Varitek, and possibly Type B free [...]
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The Red Sox offered arbitration to catcher Jason Varitek and pitcher Paul Byrd before tonight's midnight deadline to do so. They did not offer arbitration to any of their other free agents. Varitek and Byrd are the only two of...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Let's take a look at what is being written around the Blogosphere... River Ave. Blues debates Ben Sheets versus A.J. Burnett and wonders if Sheets will be the better bargain in the end. Detroit Tiger Thoughts shows that Jason Varitek is not a good fit with the Tigers, even in a platoon situation. Fire Brand of the American League lays down several reasons why the Red Sox should avoid...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
According to Sean McAdam of the Boston Herald, the Tigers' talks for Julio Lugo have stalled and a deal is unlikely. It seemed simple on the surface: Lugo for Dontrelle Willis or Nate Robertson. Also, the Red Sox plan to offer arbitration to Type A free agent Jason Varitek. McAdam says Tek "almost certainly won't accept the offer." In a recent poll, about 40% of MLBTR readers surveyed...
http://redsox.wordpress.com/feed (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
It appears that Junichi Tazawa has indeed agreed to sign with the Red Sox, if you believe these reports out of the Japanese media. He is slated to begin at Double-A Portland next year; let’s hope he develops. Varitek talks at a standstill The purported offer to free agent Jason Varitek is not an official offer, according [...]
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Here are those players who were offered arbitration, compliments of the MLBPA: Type A A.J. Burnett Orlando Cabrera Juan Cruz Brian Fuentes Orlando Hudson Raul Ibanez Derek Lowe Darren Oliver Manny Ramirez Francisco Rodriguez CC Sabathia Ben Sheets Mark Teixeira Jason Varitek Type B Casey Blake Milton Bradley Paul Byrd Jon Garland Mark Grudzielanek Brandon Lyon Dennys Reyes Brian Shouse...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... to increase their offer to Sabathia to six years to have a shot. Rosenthal believes Ben Sheets and Jason Varitek will accept their offers of arbitration. He also wonders if Orlando Cabrera could accept. Rosenthal ponders the chances of Manny Ramirez accepting the Dodgers' offer of arbitration. I was under the impression Manny declining arbitration was a condition of his trade. The...
