Thankfully: Jason Varitek will be on Red Sox in 2010

by Matthew Cerrone on November 11th, 2009 at 5:03 pm

Jason Varitek exercised his $3 million option to remain with the Red Sox in 2010, meaning he will not be a free agent this winter.

Fortunately, Joel Sherman of the New York Post quoted two Mets officials earlier this week who said the team is looking for a catcher who can catch at least 100 games.

In a follow up report, Sherman said the Mets prefer free-agent C Benjie Molina, and are also interested in D’Backs C Chris Snyder and free-agent C Rod Barajas.

According to the San Jose Mercury News, Molina is looking for a two-year deal from the Giants, and a team from the American League is interested.

…from what i can gather, molina is looking for around $6 million or so per season… the buzz from SF suggests the Giants want him back, but do not want to commit beyond one year… i don’t blame them… he’s going to be 36 years old next summer… but, for the Mets, it would be interesting to pick up 25 or so home runs from behind the plate, when factoring in Omir Santos as well…

Molina hit .265 with 20 HR, 25 doubles and 80 RBI in 132 games for the Giants last season, while batting mostly fourth in their lineup.

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