"Boston Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett expects to meet with GM Theo Epstein soon to discuss his future with the club, according to WEEI.com. Beckett will become a free agent after 2010, barring an extension, an experience 30-year-old has never tasted. But how much is Beckett worth to Boston, who has rotation depth as well as youth on the cusp, and are interested in Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman (ESPN)?"
The last two year Beckett has been kind of a let down, but I expect that he is going to have a huge year in 2010, since it is his contract year and probably his last shot at one more big contract. If I was Boston I would wait until at least half way through next year to resign him. Why? Because I really believe Beckett is one of those guys that needs a fire lit under him to get him going. I know a lot of people think they should let Beckett walk, but pitching is so hard to get that I think they should resign him unless his contract demands are outrageous.
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