Sox offer arbitration
By lefty
The Associated Press is reporting that the Boston red Sox are offering arbitration to Pedro Martinez, Jason Varitek, Orlando Cabrera, Derek Lowe, Pedro Astacio, Mike Myers, Pokey Reese and David McCarty. The players can negotiate with any team and have until Dec. 19 to accept or reject the Red Sox offer.
What does this mean? If a player accepts arbitration, he is considered signed by Boston for 2005 for the salary the arbitrator decides at the February hearing. Any team who signs one of these players would give Boston a draft choice if they sign the free agent.
Click Here for the article on Boston.com.
Not offered arbitration by the Sox are: Terry Adams, Curtis Leskanic, Ramiro Mendoza and Scott Williamson, Ricky Gutierrez and Ellis Burks.
