According to sources close to Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald, the Boston Red Sox are “leaning towards picking up Marco Scutaro’s $6 million option for 2012.”

Silverman adds that Scutaro will probably “keep the seat warm” for Jose Iglesias, who is still at least a year away from being ready to play in the Majors.

Scutaro hit .299/.358/.423 with a 7 HR’s and 54 RBI’s in 395 AB’s for the Red Sox in 2011.

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