In his latest blog post over at 38 Pitches, Curt Schilling talks about free agency, his work with 38 Studios and the appearances he will be making that are up coming.
So the first day of Free Agency begins. I cannot divulge names because the teams involved asked that I not do so at this point, but the first day resulted in initial contact with 3 teams. Kind of weird to be doing this with no agent but at the same time pretty cool. All three discussions were very informal, with the clubs expressing interest in potentially working together next year. Two of the teams were on the list of teams mentioned earlier, one was not.
I made it clear to all three teams that my intent was to do whatever I could to resolve this and remain in Boston for the final year of my career. The only question asked beyond the initial conversations were to my desires about the contract, and whether or not I truly wanted a one year deal or was looking for more.
That has not changed, we are still only looking to sign a one year contract and I can’t envision a scenario where that would change.
I really would like the Red Sox to re-sign him. While he may not be the pitcher he was when they first signed him, he proved that he can still pitch and be effective. I’d have to think if he can’t be effective any more he’d reconsider. It’s interesting to me that the teams don’t want to be named but that is their right. Plus with Curt being his own agent, any leaks would have to come from the clubs themselves.
