Baseball fans across the country will possibly know by this afternoon if free agent catcher Jason Varitek will play another season with the Boston Red Sox. Varitek is expected to make a decision about continuing his career as a catcher in a Boston uniform or possibly sitting out the 2009 season, which may lead to his retirement according various sources.
The Boston Globe is reporting that Varitek has until 11:30 A.M. EST today to make his final decision. However, ESPN’s Jayson Stark just reported at 11:40 A.M. EST. that the 11:30 deadline (which has now passed) was nothing but a “media creation”.
It has also been said that Varitek is seriously considering sitting out the 2009 season or just hanging up the spikes on his career. Either way a decision is expected to come very soon!
The Red Sox have offered the catcher a 1-year $5MM contract that still remains on the table.
Jason Varitek is a Type A free agent who rejected the Red Sox’ arbitration offer earlier this offseason. He started 120 games for the Red Sox in 2008, his lowest number of career starts recorded – except in 2006 when injuries played a role.
Pitchers and catchers are due to report to Spring Training on Feb. 12.
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