Nov 5th 2008 12:33PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Since the Boston Red Sox season came to an end a few weeks ago, one of the main stories of their offseason has been the free agency of Jason Varitek. It’s not known whether or not the Red Sox captain will return to the team next year, or whether he’ll be handling the pitching staff of another team like the Detroit Tigers.

In my opinion the move for Varitek that would make the most sense would be to sign a one-year deal to stay in Boston, and to keep doing so until he finally feels it’s time to hang up his mask. Unfortunately Jason’s agent is Scott Boras, and doing things that make sense is seldom part of his modus operandi. No, instead of a one-year deal, Boras thinks his soon to be 37-year old catcher deserves a four-year deal.Continue Reading