According to ESPN's Peter Gammons, the Red Sox have given up on re-signing Jason Varitek and are talking to the Expos about acquiring Brian Schneider. (Rotoworld)
Schnieder is one of the best defensive catchers in the game, but Gammons said that the deal may be Mientkiewicz and Youkilis for Schnieder. I think that's a little too much to give up for Schneider. It would give us money to sign FA's like Pavano or Glaus, but Rotoworld says that it could be a negotiationing ploy since they believe that there is no way that Varitek will get 5 years from a team.