Originally Posted by dylanmarsh

Schilling wanted out of Arizona and it was either let him play out the contract or cut your losses get what you can. People forget that RJ and Schill were constantly butting heads, trying to determine who was the alpha-dog of the clubhouse. Schilling opted out to further his legacy in Boston and succeeded. For all intents and purposes, the Dbacks were forced to deal with Boston because of Schilling, not Joe Jr.

Besides, at the time, the Sox gave up a ton of talent to get Schilling. Jorge de la Rosa is making strides to becoming what the Sox and Dbacks thought he'd be. Of course, he's in a Royals' uniform, now. And, I might add, he was a part of the Richie Sexson trade. The Sexson deal nearly killed the franchise; Joe Jr. can take that one on the chin.