Varitek and Byrd
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe is reporting that both Jason Varitek and Paul Byrd will not accept arbitration from the Red Sox.
Basically this means the Red Sox are assured some kind of compensation should either sign with another team. But it also means both players might not be playing for Boston next year.
No matter what the outcome for either player, the Winter Meetings start tomorrow (Monday) and these sessions should finally kick-start the off-season and give baseball fans an idea of how their favorite teams will look in 2009.
