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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to Ian Browne of MLB.com, the Red Sox are still pursuing free agent catcher Jason Varitek. "There's still some unfinished business," Red Sox GM Theo Epstein said Thursday. "Jason is still out there. As I said at the beginning of the offseason, he's been a really important guy here to this organization and by no means have we shut the door on him." Varitek hit .220 with 13 home runs and 43...
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River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | yesterday
Earlier this week Buster Olney noted that baseball’s free agent compensation rules are working against some of the remaining free agents, pointing out that teams are reluctant to forfeit high draft picks for guys that are considered complimentary players. Jason Varitek and The Orlandos - Hudson & Cabrera - immediately come to mind. Another such [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Though Jason Varitek has been playing the waiting game since declining arbitration from the Red Sox a month ago, general manager Theo Epstein said yesterday it is possible the catcher could return to Boston.
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 01/08/2009
ESPN's Buster Olney looks at several free agents who currently reside in "compensation-pick purgatory": Orlando Cabrera, Juan Cruz, Jason Varitek, and Ben Sheets. The cost to sign one of these four includes the loss of a draft pick, causing many teams to avoid them. You can add Orlando Hudson and perhaps Oliver Perez to Olney's list. Darren Oliver (or his agent) saw this situation coming and chose...
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The Final Score (Free subscription) | 01/08/2009
Starters: Derek Lowe, Oliver Perez, Paul Byrd, Jon Garland, Tom Glavine, Livan Hernandez, El Duque, Pedro, Andy Pettitte, Curt Schilling, Ben Sheets, Randy Wolf Relievers: Eric Gagne, Jason Isringhausen, Brandon Lyon Catchers: Pudge Rodriguez, Jason Varitek, Gregg Zaun Infielders: Orlando...
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 01/08/2009
Chad Finn / Boston Globe : Gammons's take — ESPN baseball guru Peter Gammons, while promoting his upcoming “Hot Stove, Cool Music” event, spoke at length this afternoon on sports radio station WEEI about the future of Jason Varitek, Mark Teixeira's icy past relationship with Alex Rodriguez, and numerous other topics.
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 01/08/2009
Chad Finn of the Boston Globe recaps Peter Gammons' appearance today on WEEI. Gammons believes the Red Sox would sign Jason Varitek if he offered his services for $2MM. Gammons still believes the Red Sox would prefer to take the draft picks and trade for a different catcher. Gammons says the player's association was "strongly advising" agents to turn down arbitration offers, but that in the end it...
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River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Via ScottBoras.com, er, I mean, MLB Trade Rumors, we get some commentary from Hall of Fame journalist Peter Gammons. He spoke of Mark Teixeira, the Yankees’ choice of A.J. Burnett over Derek Lowe, All-Star Catcher Jason Varitek, and the AL East. So let’s hear what Gammo has to say. First we’ll start with Tex. Gammons doesn’t [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog
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Sons of Bill Simmons (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
From Buster Olney: Another example: The Florida Marlins have a talented young pitching staff and a need at catcher. On paper, Varitek would fit them perfectly, with the Marlins perhaps even willing to go above and beyond their typical expenditure to sign him. But Florida is a team that must live and breathe on the power [...]
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Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
ESPN baseball guru Peter Gammons, while promoting his upcoming Hot Stove, Cool Music" event, spoke at length this afternoon on sports radio station WEEI about the future of Jason Varitek, Mark Teixeira's icy past relationship with Alex Rodriguez, and numerous...
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Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
The more I think about it, the more I can’t believe Jason Varitek is going return to the Red Sox this year. It would make sense for him if he were to return. There aren’t other offers out there, and Boras’ mystery teams won’t materialize, not when the Yankees have already inflicted their Sox emotional damage [...]
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Daniel Barbarisi / Providence Journal : CATCH-22 … At Jason Varitek's peak, he was a top-five catcher, an offensive force who was just as valuable behind the plate as he was in the locker room. — But offensively, that peak is at least three years gone. The Red Sox would be making a mistake to pay him like the player he once was …
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SOX & Dawgs (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
According to Daniel Barbarisi of the Providence Journal, the Boston Red Sox and Jason Varitek could be working on a 2-year deal. Barbarisi also says the Red Sox don’t like to sign aging veterans, something we’ve known for a long time. As we know, Scott Boras is trying to get his client a 4-year deal similar [...]
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
(Varitek is vacationing in Orlando this week > Photo Courtesy of SeaWorld Discovery Cove) There's Nothing Fishy Going On Here... Just Jason Varitek Finding Someone Willing to Talk About a Two-Year Deal
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 12/30/2008
Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe : More on Bard — In case you're wondering, a source has confirmed an agreement between the Red Sox and catcher Josh Bard, whom the club eyes as a backup, perhaps to Jason Varitek. The Bard acquisition in no way eliminates the chance of Varitek returning to the club in 2009.
