Happy President's Day!

Just a couple of things to touch on at the start of this abbreviated week:

• Victor Martinez told the Boston Herald that he’d like to finish his career in Boston.  Of course, this type of language is typically code for “I’m in my 30′s and I’d like to sign a massive contract before I hit my decline”.  I like Victor, but the one problem I see here is that he’ll eventually need to move to 1B full-time, and the Sox already have one of the top 5 first basemen in the game signed through 2012.  If the team truly feels that Victor can catch for the next 3 or 4 years (seems doubtful), then it might be worth thinking about.
• In a development that could make the spring training roster spot battle a bit more interesting, the Sox are taking a hard look at one of Cuba’s top right-handed pitchers: 28-year-old Yuniesky Maya.
• My man-crush on J.D. Drew knows no bounds, and it’s good to see that someone with credibility actually shares my stance.  Amalie Benjamin takes aim at Drew’s critics.
• Clay Buchholz gained some weight over the winter.  Noticably missing from the article is the standard “it’s all muscle” qualifier, which means that it is undoubtedly 100% lard.  Not really a big deal, as it’s been proven many times over that starting pitchers do not need to be rail thin to excel.  He’s one of those kids who once claimed that they “couldn’t gain weight”.  Yeah, I think I used to say that when I was his age.  Just wait till 30, kid…it will fucking come easy enough.

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