Red Sox Pick Up Victor Martinez's Option

Stop Press! What chances this makes the front page of the Boston Globe?

I guess i'll be first here. Victor is worth at least double that amount. Look for the sox to look into signing him long term early in spring training. Lowell's contract is up after 2010 and WHEN they go after Mauer after next year they can always shift Youkilis to 3rd play Victor at 1st and play Mauer at catcher. The bonus here would be Ortiz's contract also being up they could give both Mauer and Martinez some DH time as well to give them (at least) a mental rest from playing in the field.

This version of the Red Sox is built to peak from the years 2011 to 2014. Any success this past year and the year coming up is icing on the cake in my opinion. And i look for them to do some major upgrading this year and next. Remember that in the next couple years the following contracts are coming off the books: Ortiz 12.5 mil, Lowell 12 mil, Drew 14 mil, and Lugo (who the sox are still paying most of) 8 mil. The simple math shows you that they will have to give some of that money to upcoming talent (papelbons a maybe) ellsbury, bucholtz, bard etc.. This will be a very very strong team built around power pitching, elite on base percentage and above average defense

Speak for yourself as a Red Sox fan but more so a baseball fan I'd love to see the Twins lock up Mauer. It's good for baseball.

Posted by: fitz | November 09, 2009 at 12:41 PM

Agreed. Only Red Sox fans would be happy to see Mauer in Boston.

I agree that Mauer signing with the twins is good for baseball. Much like Prince signing with the brewers long term, Pujols being a cardinal for life, Adrian Gonzalez staying in San Diego forever, etc etc would be wonderful for paridy in the game.. However there are two factors that make me beleive one or maybe none of the above scenarios will take place.. 1. the economy 2. reality

Mauer will resign with the Twins. He loves Minnesota. They'll offer a lot of money, not yankee or sox money but he's not a greedy player, plus the twins are always contenders.

ronny: If he's smart he'll wait and see what those teams after him? So smart to you is just taking the biggest contract possible? If he wants to stay in Minnesota and play for the teams he loves and so his parents can still come watch every game he plays in, that is not smart?

I think he will make the "smart" move and take his 20 mil a year and play for the team he loves and be a Twinkie for life! I hope

I do not think he is a greedy player either. But, lets say and be logical here...

Twins offer 7 years 22 per year.
That works out to 154 million over the life if the contract.

Big market team offer 8 years 28 million per year That works out to 224 million over the life of the contract.

That is 70 MILLION DOLLARS in guaranteed money. Almost 50 percent more to leave the Twins...

It is not greed its logic.

Cot's has the option value at $7.7M ($7M base, 500k assignment bonus, 2x 100k escaltors for making All Star teams), but who's counting.

04forever,

Get a job. I read these posts all the time but rarely have time to enter my thoughts.. However you are always on here telling poeple how wrong they are and... by the way its nearly 2010. 6 years have passed. its not going to be 04 forever. At least my thoughts are logical and have an explanation..

I think i speak for alot of poeple who try and post their opinion and get nasty responses.

Cot's Contracts suggests the option is for $7.5 million - not $7.1 million.

crazy redsox fans. dont you think the yankees would be all over Mauer if it was money issue? redsox would have a better chance of gettin justin morneau if he was availible.

darn.