"It's your move, David Ortiz.

The Red Sox met last night's deadline to extend salary arbitration to their free agents by offering to Ortiz and reliever Dan Wheeler, while declining on backup catcher Jason Varitek.

Ortiz and Wheeler have until Dec. 7 to decide whether to accept arbitration. In doing so, Ortiz would receive a raise from $12.5 million.

Although Ortiz wants a multiyear contract, the demand for designated hitters isn't great. If he isn't confident about securing a two- or three-year deal at a higher annual salary, it's possible he would accept arbitration and return to the Sox on a one-year contract worth approximately $13-15?million."