During SportsDesk last night on NESN, Cole Wright spoke with Heidi Watney about Jason Varitek’s situation and his meeting with Boston Red Sox owner John Henry. From what I can gather is that Watney spoke with Varitek.
Here are some highlights of what Watney had to say:
- Varitek called on Thursday to request a meeting to “clear the air.”
- The Red Sox were upset with Scott Boras and weren’t returning his phone calls so Varitek put things in his hands.
- He told Henry that he wants to retire as a member of the Red Sox but not after one year which is what the Red Sox are sticking with.
- He is more interested in playing multiple years than the money.
- He wasn’t aware that teams would have to give up draft picks to sign him and he takes full responsibility for that decision.
- Watney thinks that Varitek and the Red Sox will come to some type of two-year agreement.
[dailymotion width=”420″ height=”333″]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82c63_tek-clears-air_sport[/dailymotion]video courtesy of NESN
to Erin from Jason-Varitek.com for passing this along.
