The Schilling Self-Fleece
A little bit of old news here, but it is unique so I thought I’d bring up. Curt Schilling, who is his own agent, agreed to a one year deal with the Boston Red Sox earlier this month that will guarantee him $8M and will include incentives that could net the big righty another $6M.
Look, I get the whole “hometown discount” thing as well as the whole “veteran wanting to retire where he’s most loved” thing. But come on, Curt. You couldn’t get more guaranteed money out of the Sox? I find that hard to believe. I don’t believe the Red Sox would have been willing to let you walk away over a few million bucks. 1 year, $10M guaranteed with some incentives would have seemed more reasonable. Intstead, Mr. Schilling, you walked into Mr. Epstein’s office and wrapped yourself in a big blanket of fleece. Maybe you should re-think the whole no agent thing. Maybe you can comment on this on your own blog, 38pitches.com. Or maybe you should rename that 38fleeced.com.
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