What does Kerry Wood have to do to stay with the Cubs?

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

I think he comes back. They'll negotiate a lower base salary with incentives that would push him up to the $13.5 million if he stays healthy.

 

Kerry Wood won't be taking a pay cut as long as;

 

a. Some other team will be willing to pay him more guaranteed.

b. (more importantly) Scott Boras is his agent.

 

Scott Boras is his agent?

 

Not that I'm aware of.

 

I thought the Hendricks brothers represented Kerry.

 

Pat Rooney and Greg Landry are according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, FWIW.

[David]

I think he comes back. They'll negotiate a lower base salary with incentives that would push him up to the $13.5 million if he stays healthy.

 

Kerry Wood won't be taking a pay cut as long as;

 

a. Some other team will be willing to pay him more guaranteed.

b. (more importantly) Scott Boras is his agent.

 

Scott Boras is his agent?

 

Not that I'm aware of.

 

I thought the Hendricks brothers represented Kerry.

 

Pat Rooney and Greg Landry are according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, FWIW.

 

Thought something along those lines.

[Diffusion]

My prediction: Wood comes back from the surgery, stays healthy and pitches solidly (ERA around 3.50-3.75). A contract extension is worked out before the season ends (sometime around about August), worth in the region of $33m/3yrs (2007-09), but with the Cubs having the option of voiding the third year ($11m) under certain circumstances and a chunk of the money in the first two years being tied to innings pitched.

 

Both parties want to continue the relationship. Kerry wants to stay with the Cubs, and the Cubs want to keep Kerry, partially because Greg Maddux is leaving, partially because Rich Hill doesn't pan out and Sean Marshall got rocked at the beginning of the year, partially because the Cubs have already invested so much in Wood, partially because it'd be somewhat embarrassing. However, Wood knows that, even despite all that, the $13.5m option isn't going to be picked up. An average marginal cost of $9m a year if Wood's healthy strikes the right balance between 1) Wood's enormous upside, 2) the money he could command if he took the buyout and tested free agency and 3) his injury history and what that means his negotiating position.

[Blueheart05]

IMO, Wood's contract will be bought out, and he will be re-signed to a low-base, high incentive contract.

 

This is my guess as well.

[JWD]

I think he comes back. They'll negotiate a lower base salary with incentives that would push him up to the $13.5 million if he stays healthy.

 

Kerry Wood won't be taking a pay cut as long as;

 

a. Some other team will be willing to pay him more guaranteed.

b. (more importantly) Scott Boras is his agent.

 

Scott Boras is his agent?

 

Not that I'm aware of.

 

I thought the Hendricks brothers represented Kerry.

 

Pat Rooney and Greg Landry are according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, FWIW.

Sorry about that. I was given false information about Boras being Wood's agent. My "bad", then.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

I think he comes back. They'll negotiate a lower base salary with incentives that would push him up to the $13.5 million if he stays healthy.

 

Kerry Wood won't be taking a pay cut as long as;

 

a. Some other team will be willing to pay him more guaranteed.

b. (more importantly) Scott Boras is his agent.

 

Scott Boras is his agent?

 

Not that I'm aware of.

 

I thought the Hendricks brothers represented Kerry.

 

Pat Rooney and Greg Landry are according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, FWIW.

Sorry about that. I was given false information about Boras being Wood's agent. My "bad", then.

 

there's little difference. they're all blood sucking vampires. :evil:

 

If Wood wants to stay, then his representation will get it done. If he's lukewarm about the idea, his representation will get him a better contract on a different team. We'll see just how committed Wood is to staying in Chicago.

[harrdb00]

In the most heterosexual way possible.....

 

I LOVE Kerry Wood.

 

Well put. Same here.

[JWD]

I think he comes back. They'll negotiate a lower base salary with incentives that would push him up to the $13.5 million if he stays healthy.

 

Kerry Wood won't be taking a pay cut as long as;

 

a. Some other team will be willing to pay him more guaranteed.

b. (more importantly) Scott Boras is his agent.

 

Scott Boras is his agent?

 

Not that I'm aware of.

 

I thought the Hendricks brothers represented Kerry.

 

Pat Rooney and Greg Landry are according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, FWIW.

Sorry about that. I was given false information about Boras being Wood's agent. My "bad", then.

 

there's little difference. they're all blood sucking vampires. :evil:

 

If Wood wants to stay, then his representation will get it done. If he's lukewarm about the idea, his representation will get him a better contract on a different team. We'll see just how committed Wood is to staying in Chicago.

 

Agreed. I'll guess we'll see where Wood's loyalty lies when the time comes.