Ortiz, who is eligible for free agency, wants to end his career in Boston and reportedly is seeking a two-year contract worth between $25 and $30 million.
Talks between the Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz are about to intensify, and the designated hitter thinks a deal could be struck soon.
"We're talking," Ortiz told ESPNBoston.com. "We'll be talking again sometime this week and hopefully everything goes well. It seems like they want to move forward and now that they have the manager locked up, we're going to figure it out and hopefully it gets done.
"Hopefully we get it done by the end of the World Series."
Ortiz, who is eligible for free agency, wants to end his career in Boston and reportedly is seeking a two-year contract worth between $25 and $30 million. He made $14.575 million during the 2012 season, reaching a deal before the two sides were set to go to arbitration.
"I'm 36 and I know what I'm capable to do," Ortiz said. "I know what's fair and I know guys my age aren't going to get three-, four- or five-year deals anymore, so I want to play two more and if things go good I'll continue to play."
Ortiz, 36, hit .318 with 23 homers, 60 RBIs, a .415 on-base percentage and a .611 slugging percentage in 90 games this season. He played in just one game after suffering an Achilles’ tendon injury in mid-July but is expected to be 100 percent by spring training.
“David is someone that we feel strongly about bringing back,” Red Sox GM Ben Cherington told The Boston Globe at the end of the season. “We’re trying to figure out a way to do that. We hope that happens.”