Wood injury update (Rotoworld)

[abuck1220]

Hats off to all those who predicted the Cubs flopping down the stretch, but lets not get too carreid away w/ the back slappin cause for every right prediction there's a long list of wrong predictions too. People don't like it when Choi floppin, DuBois flopping, Giles to SD, etc. is thrown in their face.

 

 

 

Lest we forget, you were the one who brought up that topic with this post.

 

Fwiw and iirc Wood wasn't ready to shut it down on Aug 5th and if the Cubs catch fire in August then it's a good move. It's easy to call it idiotic after the fact.

 

The back slappin started long before that post.

 

like, for example, the time last season when you said you were opposed to the willis-clement trade because you KNEW willis would be good. of course, no one believed you, so that doesn't really count.

[SouthSideRyan]

Maddux has been above average both years with the Cubs. He's better than a #5.

[UK1679666180]

Maddux was 3 runs above avg. last year and if he conts. his decline, he'll likely have a DIPS around 4.5 and on most teams, that's about a #5.

 

With Wood back, he's their #5 pitcher (based on production).

[Cubfanintheknow]

If you're not saying it was a good move to put him in the pen, what were the reason why it wasn't a good move (I'll probably agree w/them)?

 

To me, potentially delaying the start of the 06' is just one of several reasons.

 

But if they could've increased the rate when he'd be 100%, they should've.

 

The odds are higher that he'd be 100% at an earlier date if he had the surgery in July rather than the end of August.

 

It depends on how his body and shoulder rehabs as far as a definite timetable, but he would be farther along had he not gone to the pen for a month.

 

Would he be further along in his rehab if he had the surgery earlier? No doubt about it.

 

But when you consider how many injuries the guy has racked up over the past couple of seasons, there should also be little doubt that Wood is going to be handled extremely carefully next April, even if by chance he is 100%.

[CuseCubFan69]

So who is pitching first...Clemens (May 1st) or Wood?