Kottaras Axed
The Red Sox released George Kottaras today according to ESPN.
With the return of Jason Varitek, Kottaras wasn't deemed necessary to the big league club. That said, I wonder if we'll see the Red Sox try to re-sign him at some point.
At first glance, I don't like this move. Kottaras hasn't been given a prolonged chance in the majors and with Victor Martinez here, things weren't going to change, but why didn't they try to trade him or sneak him through waivers back to the minors? Was it out of loyalty so he could choose his destination?
I'm interested to know more about why this was done and I hope we find out.
