USA Today’s Bob Nightengale tweets that “It wouldn’t be surprising if Beltre falls in the Red Sox’s lap if he doesn’t accept arbit from the Mariners.”
That would be surprising. Most probably to Mike Lowell.
I see the appeal of Beltre -- he’s got great leather -- but his poor on base skills, his lack of power, and his reported asking price make me highly dubious that he’d end up in Boston.