Originally posted on Extra Bases
“That’s a bad thing,” said 44-year-old Kevin Cloutier of Westford, who was enjoying spring training with his family. “I would have hoped if it took $13 million to get a guy like Curt Schilling, we would have done that. People are paying $17 million for a Barry Zito. You’ve got to get a Curt Schilling for 13. That’s going to be a problem for us. You can’t get too cocky because you have a lot of pitchers. You never know what happens.”

There's a lot of truth to these statements, and I think one of the most honest ones is the last - You never know what happens. Will Schilling be able to effectively continue after this season? Would he want to? I'm as big a fan of veteran pitching as the next guy, but I really don't think the Sox will let Schilling go next season just because he's gone free agent. I've gotta go with my gut on this one and trust Theo.