Earlier this year, RHP Curt Schilling talked openly - on his radio show - about considering coming to the Rays in 2008 if he wasn't resigned by the Red Sox. He mentioned his admiration for manager Joe Maddon and the attraction of working with a young pitching staff in what would be his final season.

But after filing for free agency on Tuesday, Schilling wrote on his blog - 38pitches.com - about the teams he would consider going to, and the Rays were not among them, apparently because he doesn't think they have a "legitimate shot" to make the playoffs.

Schilling's delivery:

"The list of teams that our family has talked over, that we think would be a fit for next year, should we not come back, are pretty much teams in cities we agree would be ok for our last year, and teams I think have a legitimate shot at being in the post season and/or World Series. Teams we didn’t include aren’t for any one reason. There are a million little things that go into this from stadiums to school districts to travel to spring training to etc. etc. etc. but the list represents the teams after Boston that have some of the off the field things that are big to us, plus the potential to go into October next year.

"Cleveland, Detroit, Anaheim, New York Mets, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A., S.D., Arizona, Chicago Cubs,  St. Louis, Milwaukee."