Curt Schilling

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Is Schilling bound for Cooperstown?

Forty-two-year-old Curt Schilling announced his retirement Monday and as expected, there has been much debate about whether or not he belongs in the Hall of Fame.  With no Cy Young award on his resume (though he came in second three times) and only 216 career wins – a far cry from the “magic number” of 300 – to go with a solid but unspectacular 3.46 E.R.A., Schilling is far from a shoe-in.

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Who Will Step Into Curt Schilling’s Spot in the Rotation?

Curt Schilling is out until at least the All-Star Break with a sore shoulder, and it is possible he will never pitch again. It is all but certain that Clay Buchholz will be the fifth starter, but when? The indications before Schilling went down was that Buchholz would begin the year in Pawtucket so the Red Sox could more closely monitor his innings and would be eased into the rotation later. Now that Schilling is gone will they put Buchholz in the rotation from the start, or will they still hold him out and go with some one like Julian Tavarez or Kyle Snyder as the fifth starter for now?

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