Seven Sox reject arbitration
Varitek, Lowe, Cabrera among list of players
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox have until Jan. 8 to try to re-sign catcher Jason Varitek. (Rich Pilling/Getty Images)
BOSTON -- Seven Red Sox free agents had an opportunity to bind themselves to the club next year by simply accepting the club's arbitration offer by Sunday's midnight deadline. All seven declined, a list that included catcher Jason Varitek, right-handed starter Derek Lowe, shortstop Orlando Cabrera, infielder Pokey Reese, first baseman David McCarty, right-hander Pedro Astacio and lefty specialist Mike Myers.
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