Why would you presume he does want to coach? All we heard about Curt Schilling those last 5 years in Boston is how well he works with young pitchers, almost like an additional coach, maybe he'll think about going to coaching... yada yada yada. Where's Curt now? Running around on WEEI and running a video game company. It's hard to be a coach, and a lot of players would rather pursue other options.

Can people just stop the whole "well this just sets Tek up to a coaching position" angle? If the guy wanted to coach, he'd be coaching (see Kapler, Gabe circa 2007). But he's not. He's playing. Also, if the guy were going to coach, he'd have to work his way back up like everyone else (see Kapler, Gabe circa 2007 coaching Class A). Why would he want to do that?

Also, I really hope that Tito doesn't turn Tek into Beckett's personal catcher. Let Tek catch Dice-K, Wake (deal with it Tek!) or whoever they sign next as their next reclamation project. I thought they should have cut ties after last season. I enjoyed watching him play so many years for Boston, but like Cashman always says – you'd rather cut a player a year too early than a year too late.