Varitek Speaks About Sox

Jason Varitek opened up to NESN reporter Heidi Watney, according to boston.com's The Buzz. Its the first statement that Varitek has made, to my knowledge, since it came out that he requested a meeting with principal owner John Henry last week. Although there had been no official report out of that meeting, Tek is saying it was to "clear the air," and that he wants to finish his career as a Red Sox.The most interesting thing Varitek said was that, apparently, he was unaware that teams would have to sacrifice draft picks if they signed him. My initial reaction to this was "Ha! Right... it's your contract and your responsibility to talk with your agent. How do you not know?" After a few moments of reflection and regret for such condescension I realized that it's entirely possible that he didn't know. After all, how many times have I not known something small that was still pertinent to my employment? Now, I'm not necessarily defending him he...