Jason Varitek

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Jason Varitek is Boston Red Sox team captain. He is a a pretty solid catcher but has been in a batting slump that rivals LAWGATORS ego.:)His contract is up this year so do you think they should resign JV?
 
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I'm pretty sure that they don't call it a "batting slump" when it's just that you're old, broken-down, and can't play anymore. Varitek was never that great to begin with, and now he's a 36-year-old catcher. He's done.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
I'm pretty sure that they don't call it a "batting slump" when it's just that you're old, broken-down, and can't play anymore. Varitek was never that great to begin with, and now he's a 36-year-old catcher. He's done.
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I'm gonna have to go with you on this one. He had a good run, and can still call a heck of a game, but i don't know how much of a pay cut he'd be willing to take to stay on board.
 
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Looks like he's making $11m this year. He's going to have to take a big pay cut next year if he wants to play anywhere. Although I don't think there are any big-name catchers coming into free agency this offseason, so I don't know what the Sox will do. Do they have anybody in the system to replace him?
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Looks like he's making $11m this year. He's going to have to take a big pay cut next year if he wants to play anywhere. Although I don't think there are any big-name catchers coming into free agency this offseason, so I don't know what the Sox will do. Do they have anybody in the system to replace him?
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I believe its OOPS Kevin Cash.
 
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Kevin Cash is the catcher who catches wakefield that would possibly replace him.. but he's already thirty so they might take another route
 
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Oh yeah, that guy. He can't hit either. Definitely poor planning on the part of the Sox if they don't have a guy in the minors whom they're grooming to take over. It's not like Varitek hasn't been getting old for awhile now.
 
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I was always under the assumption that Kottaras and Brown were fighting it out in Pawtucket to be Varitek's replacement. Kottaras is higher ranked, but it appears Brown is a much better hitter.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Oh yeah, that guy. He can't hit either. Definitely poor planning on the part of the Sox if they don't have a guy in the minors whom they're grooming to take over. It's not like Varitek hasn't been getting old for awhile now.
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They have a guy in AAA that might be able to give them League Average offensive stats. Don't have any idea about his defense though.
 
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