I'm not sure why, but apparently the Red Sox are closing in on a two-year deal with catcher Jason Varitek. Boston has just backup catcher Josh Bard on the roster, but you had to think anything would have been an upgrade over Varitek, who has become an automatic out. You have to ask yourself if his leadership is worth that price and the Red Sox obviously believe it is. The Sox were offering a one-year deal worth just $5 million with a player option for the second so it's not a huge monetary comittment. Varitek (AP photo, top) batted .220 with 13 home runs and 43 RBI and pulled in $11 million last season. In the playoffs, he batted .118 with nine strikeouts in 34 at bats. He had an on base percentage of .189 and a slugging percentage of .206.
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