Found December 09, 2008 on
Eli's MLB Rumors:
According to Anthony Castrovince, the Indians are closing in on a two year deal with Kerry Wood. Wood, who was not offered arbitration by the Cubs, would close for the Indians. The GMs are in Meetings right now but will begin meeting with agents after lunch.A
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December 09, 2008
According to MLB.com, Kerry Wood is close to signing a 2 year deal (with a possible 3rd option year) with the Cleveland Indians.As a huge fan of Kerry Wood, a deal like this would ensure that the Cubs would face him only in interleague play. (which is a series at Wrigley this year, June 19-21) ...
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December 09, 2008
'Tis the season for Baseball Winter Meetings, rumors and free agent acquisitions.A While I've been in the "Tribe won't do anything worth mentioning" camp for quite a while now, the news that Kerry Wood is being considered as our 2009 closer is definitely worth mentioning.Details that areA key ...
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December 10, 2008
The Kerry Wood Era in Chicago officially came to an end early on Wednesday morning. According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, Kerry Wood agreed to a 2-year contract with the Cleveland Indians with a vesting option for a third year. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.....
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December 10, 2008
Kerry Wood should sign with the Cleveland Indians sometime today.
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December 10, 2008
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December 08, 2008
NY Post's Joel Sherman has some tidbits this morning. He says, he Mets sat down to talk directly with Francisco Rodriguez on Sunday night.
If the money can be worked out - the Mets want to keep K-Rod to a three-year deal with an option and - naturally - the closer wants more - Rodriguez is the Mets' first choice.
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December 08, 2008
There must be nothing better than an ice cold beer in a frosty mug, and a perfectly grilled medium rare steak, to satisfy your appetite while you are negotiating a huge, multi-million dollar contract.
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December 10, 2008
The Chicago Tribune reports that Kerry Wood agrees to an offer from the Cleveland Indians. With two teams to pick from in the American League Central, Kerry Wood appears to have rejected overtures from Detroit to take a deal with Cleveland.
Wood's decision to sign with the Indians followed closely Francisco Rodriguez's agreement with the New York Mets. Rodriguez'...
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December 10, 2008
in which we do not bring up ED, Obama, the soon-to-be ex-Illinois Governer or Al Gore...
- Jayson Stark says there's no way a deal will get done by Thursday. Of course, Towers has already said it doesn't need to be done by Thursday, the Padres just wants their to be progress. Stark does say that it's possible that it will just be the Cubs and Padres.
- The San...
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December 09, 2008
I had so much hope after the first day of the winter meetings. The Tigers had two holes filled with plenty of money to fix the bullpen. Things aren't going according to my plan.
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December 09, 2008
Kerry Wood just left one "cursed" franchise to head to another.The Cleveland Indians, who have the second longest title drought in Baseball history, appear to be closing in on a two year contract with closer Kerry Wood.Although I was personally hoping to see Wood head back to his hometown area ...
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December 09, 2008
The Indians filled a big hole in their bullpen by signing closer Kerry Wood to a two year deal. Details of the contract are unknown, but it is believed to be around 7-9 million dollars annually. I spoke with GM Mark Shapiro early today and he said that talks were progressing very well and a deal should be finalized sometime before the holiday break.A As for a corner infielder, there...
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December 09, 2008
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