Sox prepare to cut ties with Wake, Tek - Gordon Edes

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Both are free agents who will be in their 40s when next season begins, Wakefield 45, Varitek 40 on April 11. And Tuesday afternoon, general manager Ben Cherington left the strong impression that neither figure in the team’s plans for 2012.

Cherington had said that he owed it to both players to talk to them and outline what role, if any, the Sox might have for them going forward.

Those conversations, he said, have taken place.

“I have spoken to both,’’ Cherington said. “And we’re not ready to commit to anything. I have spoken to both, and plan to talk to them both again. I certainly will do so before we make any final decision