Jason Varitek Photo by Kelly O'Connor
Two items of real interest this morning:
Jim Rice is, once again, on the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Last year, he was 16 votes short of making it in. This 2009 will be his last chance to get voted in (aside from the Veterans voting him in) and I know he’s on the bubble for a lot of folks, but I absolutely believe he should be in. We’ll find out on January 12, 2009.
And the Red Sox only offered arbitration to two of their eligible players – Paul Byrd and Jason Varitek. I have nothing on Byrd. I don’t care either way. Let him stay, let him go. No skin off my nose. But, I’ll come out and say it: I want Tek back in 2009.
So the whole arbitration thing fascinates me. I wonder how this, coupled with the rumors of a one-year offer from the Sox, is going to make other MLB teams balk at trying to sign Tek. I don’t want Theo to give Tek the moon, but I think Theo can come up with something that Tek (if not Boras) can live with. Maybe I’m in denial, but I still see Tek in red socks come March 2009.
Still no news on Kyle’s future. It’s only the beginning of December – we have a long way to go!
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