Bobby Valentine wasted no time on his first full day in office by jumping on a plane for the Dominican to meet with David Ortiz. If nothing else, Big Papi should feel the love from the new skipper by getting his immediate attention.
Ortiz can accept arbitration this week & be assured of one more year at $14 million with the Sox. However, reports indicate that Big Papi is looking for a 2 or 3 year deal. Ortiz will fly back to New York today & meet with his agent on Monday to review his options. $14 million for one-year has to be attractive, though.
For Bobby V. it's off to the winter meetings with Ben Cherington to find some players. The Sox are interested in meeting with the agents for Ryan Madsen, one of the few remaining closers, & C.J. Wilson who will probably be too high priced for them. Let's not forget Michael Cuddyear & Mark Buehrle as other possible additions. There are also a few young pitchers from the A's that the Sox may be able to trade for. Should be an interesting 3 days. We may be able to catch up with other active teams with a few good deals this week.
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