As part of a conference call with reporters earlier today, Ben Cherington tried to be as diplomatic as possible about the Red Sox future of Captain Jason Varitek. After mentioning how much "respect" everyone has for Tek, he said talks with Scott Boras about his exact role with the team are on-going. The unspoken undertone is that the role would be non-playing. Whether Varitek can accept the end of his playing career is another issue entirely. Some of the Boras-generated rumors over the last few weeks have claimed playing interest from the Orioles and the Cubs.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
BenCher Holds Out Olive Branch For Tek
As part of a conference call with reporters earlier today, Ben Cherington tried to be as diplomatic as possible about the Red Sox future of Captain Jason Varitek. After mentioning how much "respect" everyone has for Tek, he said talks with Scott Boras about his exact role with the team are on-going. The unspoken undertone is that the role would be non-playing. Whether Varitek can accept the end of his playing career is another issue entirely. Some of the Boras-generated rumors over the last few weeks have claimed playing interest from the Orioles and the Cubs.