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Oy. Horrible pun.

Let’s take a moment to understand Curt’s situation. He’s hurt, with a set of shoulder injuries that will never go away, and, according to his long-trusted shoulder specialist, the rehabilitation that the Red Sox would like him to do (and he begrudgingly is doing) will absolutely not work.

Essentially, by following the Red Sox advice, Curt Schilling WILL, in fact, cost them about $8 million. If he doesn’t pitch this year and ends up having surgery, he’ll not only be paid the original money he would not have gotten had he gone against the wishes of the team and had the surgery on his own, he’ll also extend the length of time it took him to heal.

Nice.

So, we’re essentially waiting for a press conference that will state that his year is over and that “he tried to follow the team’s advice in an effort to not disappoint or bring about a legal mess even though he initially (and still) was aware that surgery was his best course of action but now he’s being forced into a corner just like he was when he opted to not elect surgery in the first place”!

Whatever. Just have the damned surgery and be done with it.

I’m very appreciative of the effort and the part that Curt Schilling has played in the two World Series championship seasons. Either have the surgery and walk away without the money if you’re worried your career will be over (you’ve made millions already, Curt) or don’t have the surgery until it’s ok to take the money with the team’s permission. Either way, you’ll more than likely never pitch for the Sox again and all of this is for nothing.

My wish? Let’s be done with this before the season begins.

Kevin Youkilis and the Sox avoided arbitration and came to agreement on a 3 million dollar, one year deal. Initially, Youk was asking for 3.7 and the Sox countered with just over 2 million.

Nice pay day for a solid defensive and go-to clubhouse guy.

This means that Epstein has successfully avoided arbitration with any of his players since taking over as GM.

It appears it’s now a question of “when” and “where” not, “if” Coco will be traded. With the return of Kielty, Crisp is a good couple of solid pitchers or a catcher away from being sent to destinations unknown.

Personally, I’d like to see them package Tavarez and Crisp in a deal that brings a couple of strong, young relievers to fill the middle of the bullpen.

Also, unrelated, what the hell is the deal with Francona? Is he getting an extension or not?

ok - looks like they’re working on that bench.

Sean Casey, pending a physical, is headed to the Red Sox to back up Youk at first.

A couple things to note:

• Casey’s contract is NOT guaranteed, even though it’s a small $800k
• Casey is in no way, shape or form going to resemble the player he was a few years ago.

That is all.

So we’re 12 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting and they don’t seem to have their bench worked out.

While I realize this should be (and apparently is) the least of their worries, Theo’s minions should be trying to land a left handed bat pretty soon. I’m sure Hinske is still available…

Regardless of who they find, my guess is that it’ll come together as part of a Coco trade. Keep your eyes on a hot, Triple A prospect or someone’s veteran fourth outfielder to go along with the pitching they’d be looking to grab (you can never have enough pitching).

Side note not related to this topic: Picking up David Aardsma might actually be a solid decision. He is injury-free and even though his numbers were downright atrocious before he went back to Triple A, he may be young enough to shake it off and do a nice job as a middle reliever.