Red Sox Resign Wakefield and Martinez Online Sportsbooks. Online sportbooks had the Boston Red Sox very busy on Monday as they resigned pitcher Tim Wakefield in addition to picking up the option on catcher/first baseman Victor Martinez. Those were just two of the four moves that Boston made as they attempt to improve their team for next baseball Internet sportsbook season.
Online sportbooks information had the Red Sox picking up the $7.1 million dollar option on Martinez. The team did not pick up the option on catcher Jason Varitez. They didn’t pick up Wakefield’s option either but instead signed him to a two-year deal as Internet sportsbook info showed. The other move made by the Red Sox as Internet sportsbook information showed, had them not picking up the option on Alex Gonzalez.
Online sportbooks report that Wakefield’s deal is worth $5 million over the two years. He will get $3.5 million in 2010 and $1.5 million in the 2011 online sportbooks season. Wakefield was injured last online sportbooks season but still pitched effectively when he was on the mound for Boston. He has 175 career victories with the Red Sox and that is just 17 behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens.
While the Red Sox did not pick up their option on Varitek it is possible the catcher could still return. Varitek has a $3 million dollar player option to come back next season. He hit just .209 last online sportbooks season and may not have any better options than to come back to Boston. The team could also bring back Gonzalez as they will look to sign him at a substantially lower number than his option. He played well with Boston as online sportbooks stats show, and the Red Sox may be able to work out a deal to bring him back. He had only one error in his 44 games with Boston and hit .284 with five home runs as online sportbook numbers showed.
The one move that was no surprise to those at online sportbooks was the Red Sox picking up the option on Martinez. He hit .336 with eight homers and 41 RBIs in 56 games for Boston as online sportbook statistics had it. For the online sportbooks season, he hit .303 with 23 homers and 108 RBIs between Cleveland and Boston.
Boston is considered one of the favorites to win the World Series next season in baseball betting along with the Yankees and Phillies.