Hot Stove Burning Up For Red Sox 2
Theo is wasting no time tinkering with the Red Sox Roster
We’ve got a handful of things to talk about, following an eventful day initiated by Theo Epstein and company on Monday.
We’ll start with the captain. On Monday, the Red Sox declined the $5 million club option that remained on the contract signed by Jason Varitek this past offseason. However, still remaining is a $3 million player option, which Varitek can exercise himself and return to Boston no questions asked.
If and when Varitek exercises his $3 million option for 2010, he has performances bonuses in his contract that could potentially boost his 2010 earnings to $5 million.
On top of being guaranteed $3 million, the 37-year-old will receive $400,000 each for reaching the plateaus of 80, 90, 100, 110 and 120 games played. It’s only reasonable to assume that the most he could make would be in the $400-$800K range, if that.
I can almost promise you that Varitek will be with the Red Sox on Opening Day, maybe not starting, but definitely on the roster. There is absolutely no way that a catcher who hit .209 with a .313 OBP in 425 plate appearances could command more than $3 million with $2 million in incentives on the open market.
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