Johnny Damon mulling whether to accept move to Red Sox

According to Jason Beck of MLB.com the Tigers have informed Johnny Damon that the Red Sox are indeed the team that placed a waiver claim on him and the veteran outfielder is now deciding whether or not he’d accept the move. Damon has the Red Sox on the list of teams he can’t be traded or assigned to, so even if the two sides are able to work out a deal or the Tigers simply conclude they’re willing to dump his salary without receiving anything in return he has the ability to veto. Things could get interesting if Damon decides he wouldn’t mind a return to Boston and the Tigers decide freeing up the $2 million he’s still owed this season is enough value to let him go, but short of that my guess is the Red Sox placed the claim primarily to block the Yankees and Rays from getting a crack at him.