Curt Schilling Rumors

Odds & Ends: Redmond, Mauer, Bay

Another round of links... Backup catcher Mike Redmond wants to re-sign with the Twins this offseason, according to Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Rookie Jose Morales has been backing Joe Mauer up lately, so the Twins have options behind the plate. Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press says the Twins "are expected" to try to sign Joe Mauer for about $120MM over seven years after this season. If Mauer hits free agency after next season, he'd probably see multiple offers worth more than $120MM. The Red Sox will have an opening in left field after the season and Curt...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Clement, Schilling, Strasburg

Links for Tuesday... RotoAuthority examines A's starter Trevor Cahill from a fantasy baseball perspective. Today's chat has been pushed to Wednesday at 2pm CST. The Blue Jays demoted Matt Clement, according to Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star. Clement is trying to decide whether to accept the assignment. He allowed 11 runs and 12 walks in 10.3 spring innings. WEEI's Alex Speier looks back at the shockingly low price in prospects the Red Sox paid to acquire Curt Schilling from Arizona. The D'Backs were eyeing players such as Jon Lester, Hanley Ramirez, and Kelly Shoppach, but didn't make any of...   Continue Reading

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Curt Schilling Retires

Pitcher Curt Schilling announced his retirement today via a blog post at 38 Pitches. He finishes with a 3.46 ERA and 216 wins in 3,261 innings for the Orioles, Astros, Phillies, Diamondbacks, and Red Sox. He also won 11 postseason games with a 2.23 ERA in 133.3 innings.   Continue Reading

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Cubs Rumors: Schilling, Peavy

Let's talk about the Cubs' connection to starters Curt Schilling and Jake Peavy. Schilling is undecided on pitching in 2009, but if he does he'd be interested in the Cubs and Rays, among other teams. As a reminder, here's Schilling's list of ten preferred teams from October of 2007. Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times finds it a "long shot" that the Cubs would pursue Schilling, while Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune thinks the Cubs "probably would take a flier on him, at the right price." Wittenmyer and Sullivan have quotes from Peavy, who denied singing "Go Cubs Go"...   Continue Reading

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Schilling Would Pitch For Cubs, Rays

SUNDAY, 2:05pm: Schilling clarifies his thoughts about the Cubs on his blog. He reminds us that he hasn't decided whether to return, but if he does he says he'd consider pitching for the Cubs. Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune heard from a Cubs official who wasn't surprised to hear Schilling's interested. Sullivan thinks the Cubs would take a flier on Schilling at the right price. 8:25pm: The St. Petersburg Times' Joe Smith recalls Schilling's comments about the Rays from 2007: "It's one of those situations you'd certainly have to look at," said the 42-year-old right-hander. "Knowing that I'm probably...   Continue Reading

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Miles On Koskie, Schilling

After speaking with Jim Hendry, Bruce Miles has more on a couple of today's Cubs rumors: the Cubs' signing of Corey Koskie, and their possible connection to Curt Schilling. According to Miles, Hendry "seems excited" about adding Koskie. The Cubs could use Koskie as a backup third baseman, Miles writes, despite Hendry's assertion that the team is "very happy with [Mike] Fontenot and [Aaron] Miles and what they're doing in getting looks at third base." As for the Schilling rumor, Miles says the Cubs have not heard directly from the pitcher, but are open to the idea of potentially adding...   Continue Reading

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D'Backs Focused On Jon Garland

According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, the Diamondbacks "seem to be focusing now on free agent hurler Jon Garland." Heyman says the D'Backs originally had their eye on Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling, but now believe they might be able to afford a younger pitcher. The D'Backs struck out on Randy Johnson, Brad Penny, and Randy Wolf already. Surprising to see no mention of Braden Looper, who was reportedly the next target.   Continue Reading

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Odds And Ends: Varitek, Markakis, Johnson

Links for Thursday night... Curt Schilling thinks the Red Sox need Jason Varitek. Buster Olney writes that some executives think Type A free agents like Varitek, Orlando Cabrera and Juan Cruz should sign soon instead of waiting until the season starts. Ken Rosenthal proposes a 'Juan Cruz rule' so that players like Cruz aren't the ones hurt by the compensation system. Andy MacPhail provides some of the reasons he wanted to lock up Nick Markakis. He has plenty of good ones to choose from. Chico Harlan of the Washington Post spoke with Nick Johnson, who "expressed no particular desire" to...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Prospects, Schilling, Elarton

Links for Thursday... Jon Paul Morosi estimates the Tigers' 2009 payroll at $126.6MM. They were at $137.7 on Opening Day 2008. ESPN's Keith Law ranks the top 100 prospects, with Matt Wieters, David Price, and Jason Heyward topping the list. Jack Curry emailed Curt Schilling, learning that the pitcher has been working out for three weeks but hasn't decided whether to play in '09. Free agent hurler Scott Elarton is also undecided (hat tip to BBTF). RotoAuthority wonders if Kenshin Kawakami is a fantasy baseball sleeper. Patrick Newman profiles new Cub Ken Kadokura. As expected, Oscar Salazar was designated to...   Continue Reading

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More Mark Teixeira Signing Reactions

4:01pm: Peter Gammons of ESPN writes the Yankees are just being American. 1:26pm: FOXSports.com's Dayn Perry believes the Yankees are taking a risk with the Teixeira deal. Perry points out that the Yankees' spending will add even more pressure onto the franchise to win. He also thinks the Yankees needed to make this deal. - Former pitcher Jim Kaat is in line with Perry. Kaat believes there will be an adjustment period for all three of the Yankees' big signings. He writes that players sometimes try too hard to live up to their big contracts in the first season, and...   Continue Reading

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