Apparently Jason Varitek is asking for a 5 year $50 million contract, as per Scott Boras on WEEI. I love Tek - heck, like I said before, Tek is my freakin’ middle name - but that’s a ludicrous demand for a 33-year-old catcher. I know you start high but isn’t there a point in negotiations where the other side goes “wow, he’s starting so high that even meeting him in the middle’s too much”? I don’t know if Boras’ strategy is right… he was a great negotiator for his players during the boom years, but will that work in this era of belt-tightening? (Kevin Millwood anyone?) I guess we’ll see how it plays out…
Edit: apparently this was big enough news that it made Boston.com’s front page. Lord knows how long that link will last, but here’s a pic:
