thus far nothing has been offered From ESPN Rumor Central....
Mar. 10 - Johnny Damon, who's in the final year of his contract, and his agent are waiting to hear from the Red Sox to begin talks, the Boston Globe reports. Damon is in a similar situation as Jason Varitek, Pedro Martinez, Derek Lowe, and Nomar Garciaparra faced last season.
While Martinez (Mets), Lowe (Dodgers), and Garciaparra (Cubs) seemed affected at times last year by their status, Damon believes he'll fall more closely in line with Varitek, who wound up re-signing with the Sox, and not let the uncertainty affect his 2005 season if a deal is not struck.
"I'd like to finish up my career here and get locked up for a long time," Damon told the newspaper. "I know it's always been Red Sox policy to wait until after the season, but that can get hairy. … I don't want to be looking over my shoulder at the All-Star break and thinking, 'OK, what's going on here.' "
****I think that this is Johnny Damon's last year with the Red Sox.* As great as he is, he gets paid $8 million a year, and I'm not sure if the Sox will want to sign him to a long term deal at those dollars.* If he has a year like he did last year, that may change.* He was great last year, but not so great in 2003.* See what happens.