Filed under: Red Sox, MLB Free Agency
The arbitration system makes for some unusual maneuvering this time of year, as evidenced by the decisions the Red Sox front office handed down Tuesday. Of the six Boston players eligible for free agency, the Red Sox will offer arbitration to three of them: Victor Martinez, Adrian Beltre and Felipe Lopez. They won't offer arbitration to Jason Varitek, Bill Hall or Mike Lowell.
Those decisions really have no bearing on whether any of the six will be back with the Red Sox next year, and the only one that raised eyebrows was the Lopez offer.
The infielder, cut loose by the Cardinals late in the season before spending the final few weeks with Boston, is a Type B free agent. By offering him arbitration, the Red Sox would net a compensatory draft pick if and when he signs elsewhere for next season. The risk they run is Lopez accepting their offer and thus guaranteeing himself a one-year deal with Boston, but Lopez apparently has already agreed to decline arbitration and enter free agency.
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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/11/23/beltre-martinez-get-red-sox-arbitration-offers-varitek-does-no/
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