$5 Million w/ 2nd year option

From Boston Globe's, 'the buzz'

WEEI.com, citing unnamed sources, offered financial details on a potential two-year contract from the Red Sox and states there's a deadline for Jason Varitek to accept the offer: "WEEI.com has learned from a source close to the negotiations that the two-year offer made by the Red Sox to catcher Jason Varitek is for $5 million for the first year, along with a club option for $5 million or a $3 million player option for season No. 2 of the deal. It is believed incentives would be part of the agreement. The Red Sox have set a deadline for Varitek to accept the offer, although it is not known what date has been set."