Slumping Varitek pops rare homer: Struggling Jason Varitek rewarded his manager's faith with a two-run homer and the road-weary Red Sox beat the Mariners 4-0 on Monday. The first man to greet Varitek at the top of the dugout was Terry Francona. The manager gave him a high-five and a pat on the shoulder. "I had a good first two months, then a horrendous month and a half. I mean, some of the toughest time of my career," Varitek said. "It's there -- I've already shown it's there. I've just got to keep stringing it together." Varitek has 153 home runs as a catcher, four behind Carlton Fisk for most in Boston history. Varitek singled sharply in his first at-bat. (Updated 07/22/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Varitek is old at a position that isn't kind to veterans -- see Jorge Posada. Consider the Red Sox captain a ornamental catcher on your Fantasy team, but don't expect him to perform to the level of his name for the rest of his career. (Updated 07/22/2008).
No information available at this time.
Slumping Varitek pops rare homer: Struggling Jason Varitek rewarded his manager's faith with a two-run homer and the road-weary Red Sox beat the Mariners 4-0 on Monday. The first man to greet Varitek at the top of the dugout was Terry Francona. The manager gave him a high-five and a pat on the shoulder. "I had a good first two months, then a horrendous month and a half. I mean, some of the toughest time of my career," Varitek said. "It's there -- I've already shown it's there. I've just got to keep stringing it together." Varitek has 153 home runs as a catcher, four behind Carlton Fisk for most in Boston history. Varitek singled sharply in his first at-bat. (Updated 07/22/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/26/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Varitek is old at a position that isn't kind to veterans -- see Jorge Posada. Consider the Red Sox captain a ornamental catcher on your Fantasy team, but don't expect him to perform to the level of his name for the rest of his career. (Updated 07/22/2008).
