According to Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago right handed pitcher Kerry Wood has announced his retirement.
Wood, 34, was 0-2 with a 8.64 ERA, 1.1 HR/9, 11.9 BB/9, 5.4 SO/9, and a DL stint in 8.1 innings with the Cubs so far. The right hander left a career 86-75 record with a 3.67 ERA, 1.0 HR/9, 4.3 [...]
05/18/12
Just like the AL East, in the NL East every team has a chance to compete right now, and the gap between the first place (Nationals) and last place (Phillies) is just 5.0 games, so I’m not messing with teams from that division.
In the NL Central, the Cubs and Pirates seem to be off track [...]
05/08/12
Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Right handed pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will begin his rehab assignment next Monday with the Red Sox’s High-A team at Salem reports Alex Speier of WEEI.com. Matsuzaka’s pitch limit will be about 75 pitches. “Daisuke feels really good,” manager Bobby Valentine said. “He’s ready to [...]
04/20/12
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a deal with Kerry Wood that will keep him in the back of their bullpen for 2012, Dave Kaplan of CSNChicago reports.
The deal was just announced at the Cubs Convention.
The deal will be for one-year at $3mm and will include a team option for 2013 at $3mm (no buyout) [...]
01/13/12
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs have shown the strongest interest in free agent Kerry Wood, Major League sources close to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports say. (Morosi is following up on ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, who first reported the Phillies interest in Wood).
Wood, on the other hand, lives in Chicago and would like [...]
01/09/12
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kerry Wood may retire if the Chicago Cubs are not interested in bringing him back for the 2012 season, Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com reports.
Wood is out for the season due to a torn meniscus in his left knee that he suffered while squatting in the bullpen on Saturday. He’ll have surgery [...]
09/19/11
According to Richard Durrett of ESPN.com, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington wants the Rangers front office to acquire more bullpen arms before the Trade Deadline this Sunday. Here is a running list of possible relievers for the Rangers
Kerry Wood (Cubs): Wood, 34, is 1-5 with a 3.45 ERA in 33 appearances this year. With him [...]
07/27/11
Even though the Chicago Cubs will be sellers at the deadline, their closer, Kerry Wood, may not part of the group that will be traded. Wood could help any contending bullpen is apparently not willing to waive his no-trade clause Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports.
He adds that Wood will probably resign with Cubs. Earlier [...]
07/23/11
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking to strengthen their bullpen and have a few targets in mind. With the Diamondbacks just 3.5 games back of first place in the NL West, they will definitely be buyers during this trading period. They have a very reasonable shot at making the [...]
07/20/11
Earlier this month, we learned that the Arizona Diamondbacks were looking for bullpen help, although they’re not ready to deal top end prospects to get it. Today, John Gambadoro of 620 KTAR in Phoenix tweeted that the D’backs have had discussions with the Blue Jays regarding pitching help.
Gamboro expects the Diamondbacks to show interest in [...]
07/15/11