Captain...or Mercenary?

I'm going to start off by saying Jason Varitek is one of, if not THE best catcher at handling a pitching staff. I'm not going to debate his skills. What I have a problem with, is how he's handled free agency. Last time around, he wanted to be named captain of the team, yet still negotiated with other teams, and said "all things being equal" he wanted to return to Boston. Seems to me, a prospective captain should have a better line than "all things being equal." And yet, he re-signed, and was named captain. Now, he's a free agent again. He was offered nearly $10 million in arbitration this year, but no, El Capitan turned it down in the spirit of open negotiation. Now, this, to me, doesn't seem like that's the attitude of a dedicated leader in the clubhouse. I'm all for a guy getting as much as he can in free agency (within reason, whatever that is in sports), but I feel a captain should have a little more dedication to his team. I say fine, resign him, he's an icon in Boston, but there's no way he should be captain on one of the greatest teams in sports...