boston.com - 12/2/2008
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The Red Sox have signed lefthander Billy Traber to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Traber, 29, spent last season between the Yankees and their Triple A affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In 19 appearances for New York,...
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Varitek Offered Arbitration
The Joy of Sox —
... is unlikely to accept the offer. He has until December 7 to make a decision. I can't see the Red Sox offering him more than a year or two. If he signs with another team, Boston would receive two draft picks as compensation. Yet I cannot imagine the demand for 37-year-old catchers coming off a .220/.313/.359 season (with OPS+s of 83, 103 and 73 over the past three years) is very high. Paul Byrd was also offered arbitration. The Red Sox have signed LHP Billy Traber to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Traber spent ...
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