Varitek, Red Sox Reach Preliminary Deal
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Catcher Jason Varitek will remain with the Boston Red Sox, reaching a preliminary agreement on a four-year contract, a lawyer with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday.
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Stymied in their quest to re-sign Jason Varitek, the Red Sox last night made substantial progress in filling another void behind the plate as they reached a tentative agreement to retain Doug Mirabelli, one of the game's premier backup catchers. The final details were expected to be wrapped up early next week.
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CHICAGO -- Look for Jason Varitek , the Red Sox' hottest hitter this month, to drop his appeal of the four-game suspension he received for the July 24 brawl with the Yankees within the next couple of days. The appeal is scheduled to be heard Thursday and Varitek wants to avoid missing any action the following week, when the Red ...
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Jason Varitek doesn't expect to hit like Carl Yastrzemski or Jim Rice. When it comes to clubhouse leadership, though, he is every bit their equal.
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BOSTON -- Daisuke Matsuzaka headed to Boston on Wednesday with Red Sox officials, a sign Boston had reached a preliminary contract agreement with the star pitcher.
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BOSTON (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox have  reportedly agreed to a four-year contract with catcher Jason  Varitek.
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With the weeks dwindling until Jason Varitek enters free agency, the Red Sox continue to carefully monitor Kelly Shoppach , their catcher of the future, in his climb toward the majors. The Sox like most of what they have seen at Triple A Pawtucket from Shoppach, though it remains highly uncertain whether he can make the adjustments at the plate ...
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Catcher Jason Varitek, considered by many the free agent the world champion Red Sox could least afford to lose, has reached agreement on a four-year deal with
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Let history repeat itself, Jason Varitek's agent, Scott Boras, urged the Red Sox owners in lobbying for them to sign the 32-year-old catcher for five years with a full no-trade clause at a premium wage.
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It didn't take long for Jason Varitek to see a Japanese pitcher excel with the Red Sox. Boston's catcher was behind the plate on April 4, 2001, when Hideo Nomo threw a no-hitter in his first start for the team, a 3-0 victory in Baltimore that ended with Nomo wrapping his arms around Varitek after the final out.
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Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek has wealth -- a four-year, $40 million deal. He has stability -- a no-trade provision that kicks in sometime in September of next season. What he also has is a "C" on his jersey, denoting that he is the official team captain, which he found out when general manager Theo Epstein unfolded Varitek's home and ...
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Since his arrival in Boston at the trading deadline, Doug Mientkiewicz has bought into the Red Sox' team concept, accepting his role as a defensive replacement.
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C Jason Varitek will remain with the Red Sox, reaching a preliminary agreement on a four-year contract, a lawyer with knowledge of the negotiations said yesterday.
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Trying to counter the loss of Pedro MartÃ­nez and their failures in other contract negotiations, the Boston Red Sox have reached an agreement with their most significant free agent this off-season
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I know this will sound crazy, not to mention irrelevant. But I cannot think of a better way to sum up what Jason Varitek means to the Boston Red Sox.
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Jason Varitek delivered a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 7-6 road victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.
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According to The Boston Globe, the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a four-year, $40-million contract with shortstop Edgar Renteria.