During the ALDS Jason Varitek showed he could put the team first and accept a backup role with the Red Sox. Is there any catcher out there that you would rather have as a backup? Tek brings a world of experience he can share with others and is valuable even when he isn’t playing. Josh Beckett wants him back:
“He’s definitely one of those guys I’d love to see back, even if the transition starts like it started at the end of the year,” Beckett said. “I think there’s a lot of things that a lot of people can learn from him. And him being around, it’s never a bad thing. He’s so great with young guys and he knows to run a clubhouse and that’s why he wears that ‘C’ on his chest.”
With one year left on Lowell’s contract the Red Sox are not likely to try to move V-Mart to first. The only thing that could change that is if they are able to land Mauer from the Twins. (Mauer becomes a free agent after next season)
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