KERRY WOOD RUMORS & GOSSIP
MLB News: Cubs and Kerry Wood Agree to Contract
Kerry Wood tested the open market but when all was said and done, he returned to the Chicago Cubs. Wood and the Cubs agreed to a 1 year deal with a club option for 2013.Kerry Wood took a hometown discount to stay with the Chicago Cubs.Wood will double his income from 2011 with the new deal that pays him $3 million. Wood probably could have made closer to $4 million had he signed...
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Cubs say RHP Wood returning for 2012
The Chicago Cubs say free agent pitcher Kerry Wood will return for the 2012 season.
The team made the announcement Friday at the Cubs Convention, the club's annual fan festival. No contract details were provided.
The 34-year-old Wood went 3-5 with a 3.35 ERA in 55 relief appearances last year. He missed the end of the season because of a tear his left knee that needed arthroscopic...
Via AP on Fox
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29 days ago
Cubs Officially Re-Sign Kerry Wood
It was exactly how many figured it would happen.
Despite Kerry Wood saying that there was “nothing new” to report on his potential new contract with the Cubs early Friday on local radio, the Cubs announced that they signed the 34-year-old reliever to a new contract.
It was announced at the Cubs Convention, with Wood the last player to be introduced as an announcement...
Via Rant Sports
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
Are The Cubs Making The Right Decision In Re-Signing Kerry Wood?
In case you haven’t heard by now, the Cubs and Kerry Wood are “close” to a new contract that would bring the reliever back for 2012, with an option for the 2013 season.
This ends the past week’s speculation that the Cubs and Wood could part ways, with teams like the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds rumored to have interest in the 34-year-old Wood.
That speculation...
Via Rant Sports
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January 11, 2012
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January 11, 2012
Tigers looking at ANOTHER RP (Kerry Wood).. WHY?
The Detroit Tigers have 3 months to go until pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Lakeland Florida, and still have not filled holes at 3B, 2B, SP and OF. They have signed free agent 38 year old RP Octavio Dotel to $3.5M contract, and have 2 too many relievers in their bullpen, and now in a report by Mlive reporter James Schmehl, they are looking at yet ANOTHER...
Via Detroit Sports 360
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January 11, 2012
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January 11, 2012
Cubs, Wood close to one-year deal
The Cubs and free-agent reliever Kerry Wood are re-engaged in negotiations, and major-league sources say the sides are nearing a one-year deal with an option for 2013.
Wood, 34, resides in Chicago and has previously indicated that he would prefer to remain with the Cubs -- where he has spent 11 of his 13 big-league seasons. It appears that he will get his wish, even though the Cubs...
Via Fox Sports
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January 11, 2012
Detroit Tigers Looking to Sign Kerry Wood to Bolster Bullpen
The Detroit Tigers entered the 2011 MLB season with one glaring weakness, and manager Jim Leyland told anyone who asked that he was scared to death of his bullpen. While he had the utmost of confidence in closer Jose Valverde, Leyland knew that bridging the gap to get to Valverde in the ninth inning would be difficult at times.
Needless to say, Leyland would prefer to not have to...
Via hardballchat.com
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January 11, 2012
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January 11, 2012
Cincy Interested in Kerry Wood?
Could Wood find himself moving from the shores of the
Great Lakes to the banks of the Ohio in 2012?
According to David Kaplan of CSNChicago.com, the Reds are among many teams interested in acquiring free agent reliever Kerry Wood.
This after rumblings around Chicago that the 34-year old is unwilling to accept another hometown discount from the Cubs. Although new GM Theo Epstein...
Via Redlegs Review
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January 10, 2012
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January 10, 2012
Should the Cubs be pursuing Kerry Wood?
At this point of the offseason, its pretty clear that the Cubs are in full rebuilding mode. The Cubs have spent the last couple of months trying to rid themselves of bloated contracts (Carlos Zambrano, Alfonso Soriano) or trying to trade their valuable commodities (Sean Marshall, Matt Garza) for prospects.
So, with the direction the Cubs are headed, its hard to understand the...
Via Cubs Billy Goat Blog
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January 09, 2012
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January 09, 2012
Kerry Wood Headed To The Phillies
Last week it seemed like only a matter of time until Kerry Wood re-signed with the franchise that he has spent the majority of his career with, the Chicago Cubs, but now there seems to be a new suitor in the mix for Wood. Reports have come out indicating that the Philadelphia Phillies are now in talks with Wood and that they are close to a deal. Even though Wood said that he had...
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January 08, 2012
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January 08, 2012
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