Varitek and Wakefield Want to Play Next Season

Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield have indicated they want to play for the Sox next year



So today it sounds like veteran Captain Jason Vartiek and  veteran Tim Wakefield have both stated that they want to play for the Sox again next year. This is bad news, because Wakefield pretty much sucks and is 45 years old. Yes, he does eat up innings, albeit not very effectively, but at this point in his career other teams are just mashing him. Not to mention the fact that you have to give him a spot in the rotation or he'll whine like a little bitch. And Varitek, as much as I like the guy, needs to go as well. He's a backup catcher at best at this point,and is completely blocking Ryan Lavarnway who, let's face it, is a much better option to backup Salty next year.
Theo/Cherington/whoever the hell is GM by the end of October is gonna have to make some tough decisions with these guys. Both have cards to play in their negotiations. Varitek, as always, would just say "You're just gonna release your Captain? Just like that?" (Seriously, putting the C on his jersey was a huge mistake) and Wakefield is the longest tenured Red Sox player on the active roster and he'll most likely play that card in negotiations. Personally, I wouldn't even talk to either of them, just let them walk. Sign either C.J. Wilson from Texas, pray that if Theo goes to Chicago the Sox make them take Lackey and his full salary as compensation, and then go bargain hunting (i.e. Freddy Garcia, Doug Fister) to replace Dice-K because he's most likely going to miss next season after getting Tommy John surgery. Assuming they don't continue to booze it up in the clubhouse next year, a rotation of Lester - Wilson - Beckett - Buccholz - Fister looks pretty deadly on paper. (Key words: on paper)