Tribune: Wood Signs Deal with Cleveland (p. 29)

[laurens]

So Woody will be playing against us next season... not cool :(

[anabiono]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/12/indians-close-t.html

 

According to MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince, the Indians appear closer to a two-year deal with Kerry Wood. The deal may contain a third-year option.

 

I won't mind rooting for Wood on the Indians.

 

At least it's an AL team. :(

 

One that routinely plays against the White Sox.

 

And one that comes to Wrigley Field from June 19-21.

 

I usually find it lame when guys come back here to St. Louis and the fans shower praise on them, i.e. Edmonds and Taguchi. But I think Woody deserves some recognition from the fans when he comes back for his time here. Thing is, if he comes in to try to close a game it would be weird to have the fans cheering him.

 

meh...i will cheer him on...root for him to succeed...and won't be upset if he does

 

it's kid k baby!

[TarzanJoeWallis]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/12/indians-close-t.html

 

According to MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince, the Indians appear closer to a two-year deal with Kerry Wood. The deal may contain a third-year option.

 

I won't mind rooting for Wood on the Indians.

 

At least it's an AL team. :(

 

One that routinely plays against the White Sox.

 

And one that comes to Wrigley Field from June 19-21.

 

I usually find it lame when guys come back here to St. Louis and the fans shower praise on them, i.e. Edmonds and Taguchi. But I think Woody deserves some recognition from the fans when he comes back for his time here. Thing is, if he comes in to try to close a game it would be weird to have the fans cheering him.

 

My ideal situation would be for Wood to enter the game to a nice, robust, well-deserved standing ovation, followed 15 minutes later by the Cubs players on the field high-fiving each other and the crowd joyously singing Go Cubs Go after a come-from-behind win.

[Butterscup1679666578]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/12/indians-close-t.html

 

According to MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince, the Indians appear closer to a two-year deal with Kerry Wood. The deal may contain a third-year option.

 

I won't mind rooting for Wood on the Indians.

 

At least it's an AL team. :(

 

One that routinely plays against the White Sox.

 

And one that comes to Wrigley Field from June 19-21.

 

I usually find it lame when guys come back here to St. Louis and the fans shower praise on them, i.e. Edmonds and Taguchi. But I think Woody deserves some recognition from the fans when he comes back for his time here. Thing is, if he comes in to try to close a game it would be weird to have the fans cheering him.

 

meh...i will cheer him on...root for him to succeed...and won't be upset if he does

 

it's kid k baby!

 

i'll give him a standing O when he comes out, hope we rock his world, then go back to loving him again after the game.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I wonder if everyones sentiments will change if it comes down to game 7 of the World Series, Cubs @ Cleveland(we all know the AL will win the ASG), top of the 9th and down by a pair of runs.

[Roast]

Best of luck, King K (he's not a kid anymore..)

[Derwood]

So much fun to listen to local Ohio sports radio getting all excited about Wood

[erik316wttn]

So much fun to listen to local Ohio sports radio getting all excited about Wood

 

This could be taken way out of context...

[Butterscup1679666578]

I have a throwback Indians jersey with no name/number on the back. Maybe I'll turn it into a Wood jersey.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Kerry Wood signed a two-year $20MM contract with the Indians that has a vesting club option for a third year.

 

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[Radar3454]

I am glad he signed w/ another team I like - the Indians, Twins, and Rays are all teams I root for mainly b/c of my dislike for the that other Chicago team, the Yanks, and Red Sox.

[Mike Aller]

I'm torn. :(

 

I like Kerry, and I know we needed a closer, but that's a lot of money for the Indians to pay. Oh well, it should be an interesting year.

[Jehrico]

I'm glad it's not a 3 yr deal. Hopefully we can bring back #34 in 2011. [/irrational hope]

[SCCubbieFAN]

Our local paper today says the Indians are discussing internally the results of Woods' physical and that the contract is not finalized yet. anyone else heard anything like this?

[BCVM22]

Our local paper today says the Indians are discussing internally the results of Woods' physical and that the contract is not finalized yet. anyone else heard anything like this?

 

Yes, but just today they finalized the deal and made it official.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-indians-wood&prov=ap&type=lgns

[wvcbxl]

Our local paper today says the Indians are discussing internally the results of Woods' physical and that the contract is not finalized yet. anyone else heard anything like this?

 

Yes, but just today they finalized the deal and made it official.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-indians-wood&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

The way that is phrased leads me to believe that if Kerry can stay healthy in either 2009 or 2010, he's looking at a 3/31.5 deal (which is what Jim Hendry said he should get, iirc)

[Wilson A2000]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3821

 

"Not only did he hold up for the season, but he was able to pitch three days in a row multiple times," Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said. "He was dominant as he as ever been in his career."

 

After pitching in 22 games as a setup man in 2007, Wood went to spring training and won the closer's job -- vacated when the Cubs made Ryan Dempster a starter -- over Carlos Marmol and Bob Howry. He went 5-4 with a 3.26 ERA and made the All-Star team.

 

But he fell out of Chicago's plans this winter, when the Cubs acquired reliever Kevin Gregg from Florida as a setup man and moved Marmol to closer. Wood has no resentment toward the team that gave him his pro start by drafting the 6-foot-5 Texan in 1995.

 

"I understand it," Wood said. "That's part of the game and it's time to move on."

 

Moving into the closer's role seemed to suit the hard-throwing Wood, who can still pump his fastball into the mid-90s. He now has a nasty curve to go with it. He said the adjustment to closing took him only three weeks, a transition made easier because of his background as a power pitcher.

 

1. Wood missed about three weeks of the season, so he didn't exactly hold up.

2. Wood has always had a nasty hook.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Didn't he just have a blister though? That's a bit different than arm problems.

[Wilson A2000]

Didn't he just have a blister though? That's a bit different than arm problems.

 

Sure, but does it really matter what the reason is that your closer is on the bench? Either way, he didn't hold up.

[Bote McBoteface]

Well, yeah. It does kinda matter.

[Cubzfan64]

I wish Kerry all the very best! I still get a little melancholy thinking about his 20 strikeout game and what everyone hoped would be a Nolan Ryanesque career for him in Chicago.

 

What could have been, what should have been, etc...

 

His leaving Chicago closed the door on another Cubs "era" that has passed for me. I hope he takes Cleveland to the WS - hope we beat them there, but that goes without saying.

 

Good luck Kerry.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Didn't he just have a blister though? That's a bit different than arm problems.

 

Sure, but does it really matter what the reason is that your closer is on the bench? Either way, he didn't hold up.

 

But his arm held up, and that's the bigger picture. A blister is basically a completely random occurrence.

[BCVM22]

But his arm held up, and that's the bigger picture. A blister is basically a completely random occurrence.

 

It's not a completely random occurrence since he's had blister problems in years past (I remember he had one at the start of 2004, although I don't think he missed time with it), but I agree. You'd never prefer someone get injured and miss time, but if someone with Woody's injury history goes on the DL, a blister being the culprit rather than something structural with his shoulder or elbow probably comes as a relief.

[imb]

uhhh did ESPN just use FIP to prove how dominant wood was last year?

[17 Seconds]

I'm torn. :(

 

I like Kerry, and I know we needed a closer, but that's a lot of money for the Indians to pay. Oh well, it should be an interesting year.

 

if he stays healthy, you'll love the deal... just because he's so fun to watch pitch