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Victor Martinez will be with the Red Sox for 2010, but after that it's anyone's guess as to where the switch-hitting catcher/first baseman will end up. Martinez's agent Alan Nero said there has yet to be discussions regarding an ... and he's going to be a Red Sox for the next year."If Martinez doesn't sign an extension this season, he will be come a free agent for ...

With the initial GM meetings underway and time running out to re-sign potential free agents, the Sox have announced that they have exercised the $7.1M option on C/1B Victor Martinez. We fully expect that Martinez will stick around and be a major contributor this season, a contract year. They have also announced a two-year contract with

Back on October 12th, we learned that the Boston Red Sox were going to pick up the option on the contract of catcher Victor Martinez. And today, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein made it official. According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox have exercised the $7.5 million option on VMart’s contract. And he has also points out, we ...

No surprise here, though now it's official: The Red Sox have exercised their $7.1MM option for Victor Martinez according to Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe. This was about as much of a no-brainer as they come. The 30-year-old Martinez hit .303/.381/.480 this season, .336/.405/.507 after coming to Boston at the trade ...

It’s confirmed. V-Mart will be back in Boston for 2010. This is great news, since Martinez’ arrival on July 31st snapped David Ortiz out if his funk and sparked the offense for the ... Will Tek want to stay in Boston as the back up? 2) If the Sox traded for Adrian Gonzalez, Victor will be forced to catch more games with A-Gon at first base… David Ortiz can’t DH in San Diego, ...

... , Monday, July 20, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Browse more photos » The Red Sox have officially brought back Victor Martinez for the 2010 season, while declining the team's 2010 option for Jason Varitek. No shockers here. V-Mart came to the Sox ...

Victor Martinez / New York Post: Mets could have interest in Varitek  —  CHICAGO — Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek has until Friday to accept or reject a $3 million player option.  —  Boston rejected its $5 million option and clearly signalled that Victor Martinez will be the starting catcher next season.

... coming down today that the Twins and Joe Mauer are exploring the possibility of a contract extension, there has been no dialogue between the Red Sox and Victor Martinez:"Alan Nero, the agent for Red Sox catcher/first baseman Victor Martinez, said that there hasn’t been any discussion with the Red Sox regarding an extension for his client, and that, at this ...

... Sox GM Theo Epstein said that his organization sees Victor Martinez as its “everyday catcher” ... . “We feel like that puts us in the best position to win with Victor catching as much as he can. The other spot we’ll have available is for more of a traditional backup. ... “waiting mode,” but is optimistic about Martinez’ ability to handle the workload catching on ...