Schilling out for year/Issues with Red Sox?

[UMFan83]

http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/red_sox/index.php/2008/02/07/schilling-issue-serious/

 

Roughly a week before pitchers and catchers are due to report to spring training, the Herald has learned today that right-hander Curt Schilling has a significant shoulder injury that could end the veteran right-hander’s season and is causing tension and friction between the player and club.

 

While neither Schilling nor Sox officials could be reached for comment, baseball sources have indicated that the club has at least inquired about the possibility of voiding the one-year, $8 million contract Schilling signed last November. It is not known to what lengths the Sox have gone on the matter, but their threat has been serious enough to create a conflict between Schilling and the Red Sox.

 

Whoops, should have gotten Santana..

[anabiono]

could you imagine the sox with lohse?

 

:flame:

[KING KELLY]

marquis for crisp

[Derwood]

marquis for Manny

[Kujo]

what did he do to his shoulder?

[jyoung55]

Anyone checked his website (I can't right now)? I'm sure he's got an opinion that he'll gladly spout to anyone willing to listen.

[Yanksfan1523]

Maybe he can pitch with a bloody shoulder. Then Fox can show us his bloody shoulder 5000 times.

[Mephistopheles]

Maybe he can pitch with a bloody shoulder. Then Fox can show us his bloody shoulder 5000 times.

 

but he'd still outproduce mike mussina

[Yanksfan1523]

Maybe he can pitch with a bloody shoulder. Then Fox can show us his bloody shoulder 5000 times.

 

but he'd still outproduce mike mussina

 

=D> Yes, That he would. He would also beat the Yankees 3-1 with ketchup on his sleeve.

[Mephistopheles]

i always knew schilling enjoyed eating wieners and playing everquest. in fact im sure this "injury" is more about him needing to level up his EQ characters more than baseball.

[Yanksfan1523]

Why are the Red Sox fighting? Wasn't this deal insured? This really shouldn't cost them a dime. Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to see the infighting. However if the SAWKS didn't insure this, they are inept and I will love it!

[killthegoat06]

wow there's a blow for the sox

[BigbadB]

Beckett

Dice-K

Wakefield

Buchholz

Lester

 

Still better than the Yankees.

[NCCubFan]

The news on ESPN (scrolling at the bottom of the screen during the IU-UI game) indicated that he was expected to be out until the All-Star break. He reportedly has a partially torn rotator cuff, although he's denying it.

[jdelaney5150]

Why are the Red Sox fighting? Wasn't this deal insured? This really shouldn't cost them a dime. Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to see the infighting. However if the SAWKS didn't insure this, they are inept and I will love it!

 

Hey, this point actually helped me study for the CPA, because I had to look it up.

 

The tension probably comes from a question of when it was that Schilling knew about the injury. If he knew about it or should have known about it (e.g. he had horrible pain for a month but intentionally didn't go to the doctor) before he signed the contract that is "fraud in the inducement" and the Red Sox have the right to cancel his contract. Even if they chose not to, when the Red Sox insured his contract it would have been with the warranty that Schilling was healthy as of that date. If it turns out he wasn't, by law it is an "innocent misrepresentation" and gives the insurance company the right to rescind the policy.

 

I should add, though, that this is just general contract law. There is certainly a chance there is some baseball exemption, as MLB has a lot exemptions.

[Illini Iceman]

"And, furthermore, it was their strong -- how do I say this? -- they would not approve him having surgery," Morgan said. "Basically, according to the collective bargaining agreement, if they don't approve it, they don't have to pay him. His contract's null and void."

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3237261

 

Could get ugly.

[mcgoobs]

i always knew schilling enjoyed eating wieners and playing everquest. in fact im sure this "injury" is more about him needing to level up his EQ characters more than baseball.

 

He has $2M in incentives for maintaining his weight in his current contract, and there have been rumblings that the Sox think some of his injuries last year were due to him coming into the season out of shape.

[Vanilla Ice]

His personal doctor is now saying that he will not be able to pitch again without the surgery