The clock is now ticking on some Red Sox players. The Red Sox now have 15 days to negotiate exclusively with their captain before he can go on the open market and see what others have to offer. Don't expect much in those days, Boras will want at least 1 other team to make a run a Varitek to make his negotiations have some more bite. The Red Sox will most likely want to get the deal resovolved before the winter meetings.
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Last week Julian Tavarez accepted an assignment with the PawSox but Thursday he called them to say he would become a free agent. The Sox are still on the hook for his $3.5 million salary.
In all of the Mike Lowell news this week some other Sox free agents have not had much attention. The first free agent catcher signing occurred this week when the Mets got Yorvit Torrealba. There are a few decent catchers available like Jason Kendall and Paul lo Duca but they come at a pretty high price for their mediocre talent. That leaves low budget teams like the Marlins and Brewers looking for a deal for someone to play behind the dish. Mirabelli has been on the radar of these teams to catch full or part time. Boston does not have many good choices to go after for their backup catcher and we don't know if any of them can catch the knuckleball. It is in Boston's best interest to sign Mirabelli for next year and then start looking for a young catcher after Wake retires.
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