David Ortiz played a critical role in the Red Sox's World Series run, a big enough role to garner Series MVP honors. Boston understandably wants Big Papi, whose two-year, $26 million contract ends after next season, to stick around beyond 2014.
To that end, the 38-year-old slugger's representatives are meeting with the Red Sox to add a year to his deal, according to multiple reports.
Ortiz said his agent talking with Red Sox right now about extending deal another year
— Rob Bradford (@bradfo) December 13, 2013"My lawyers are talking with the Red Sox to see if we can get another year, and we'll see what happens later," Ortiz told Dionisio Soldevila of ESPNDeportes.com in Spanish, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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"Maybe I'll play another year or two more years. I'm at a stage where I'll play depending on how I feel physically. Looking at (Robinson) Cano's ($240 million) deal and the rest of the boys that came only yesterday to the big leagues, signing those contracts, one says, 'that's why we're here.'"
Ortiz hit .309 with the Red Sox last season, with 30 home runs and 103 RBI. But his 2013 season will be remembered more for his World Series stats — 11-for-16 (.688), two home runs and six RBIs against the St. Louis Cardinals.