From the Boston Herald:
Sources indicated that Curt Schilling and the Red Sox were close to striking a deal which would bring the pitcher back to the defending world champions for one more season.
Schilling, when reached by phone last night, said that things “gathered momentum and if they continued to progress like they did (yesterday) something could potentially get done.â€
The deal is believed to be incentive-laden and, according to sources, might be simply contingent on a final physical. Schilling had initially been looking for a $13 million extension before last season.
This is the right move for the Red Sox. To me he certainly proved that he can still pitch after he fine tuned everything. Adding him into the mix of starting pitchers for next season especially with the uncertainty of Tim Wakefield’s shoulder with the slightly torn labrum will only make this team better.
The rotation for next season is taking shape and looks like this: Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Curt Schilling, Tim Wakefield, Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester. The signing may open up some questions about who between Buchholz and Lester will join the rotation. The Red Sox may decide to start one of them in the minors but who knows. It’s only November.
The Yankees lose Pettitte, the Red Sox re-sign Schilling. Boy oh boy, how the times are changing.
