"David Ortiz is a colorful figure, this much we know. So when he starts talking about not wanting to be a part of the drama that's unraveling in Boston, what better way to add some color to the story than by bringing up the idea of signing with the Yankees.

Ortiz - who will be a free agent in a few weeks - told ESPN that he would consider all his options, even the idea of signing with the team that has been his biggest rival since 2003.

"That's something I gotta think about," Ortiz said. "I've been here on the Red Sox a long time, and I've seen how everything goes down between these two ballclubs.""