Don't pencil Curt Schilling into the Boston Red Sox rotation for 2008 just yet.
The Boston Globe and Boston Herald are reporting that Schilling has a shoulder injury that has the right-hander and the club in a dispute over whether he needs surgery and the Red Sox have at least investigated to see if they can void his 2008 contract.
He is scheduled to make $8 million in 2008.
When contacted by ESPN.com's Jayson Stark, Schilling declined comment.
The Globe reported that Schilling recently visited Dr. Craig Morgan, who performed the right-hander's shoulder surgery in 1995. Citing HIPPA rules, Morgan wouldn't comment when contacted by the newspaper. Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein e-mailed a "no comment" to the Globe.
Schilling's salary in 2007 was $13 million, but he spent seven weeks on the disabled list with tendinitis in his right shoulder.
Schilling went 9-8 with a 3.87 ERA during the 2007 regular season, then added to his impressive postseason resume by going 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA. He is 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA in his postseason career.
He agreed in November to a contract that allows him to earn an addition $5 million in performance and weight bonuses.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
02-07-2008, 06:03 PM
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