Cubs Sign Wood to 1 year, $1.5 Million Contract (p. 5)

[SouthSideRyan]

That's a freaking GREAT signing. He is worth $3 just for the affect he is going to have in the clubhouse.

Good day for the Cubs. Marshall and Wood in the later innings is pretty nice.

 

Woody has taken some bad contracts to be a Cub. It's good to have him back, wish he never left.

 

:roll:

 

He's a white guy, what's with the eyeroll?

[dew1679666265]

It's $1.5 mil + incentives according to Bruce Miles, as well.

 

-UPDATE: Kerry Wood. It appears that if Wood can pass a physical, he’s a Cub. Once Wood passes a physical, it looks like a one-year deal worth $1.5 million with incentives. You can call it a “hometown discount” for the Cubs and one based on the strong relationship Wood has with GM Jim Hendry. Also, and probably more important, a Wood signing has a direct impact on Andrew Cashner. More on that in a sec.

 

Also, on Cashner:

 

Assuming Wood is in the fold, I expect the Cubs to let Cashner compete for a starting job in spring training, much as they did last spring with Sean Marshall and Jeff Samardzija. As I mentioned awhile back, Cashner’s role was debated hot and heavy during the org meetings.

[SouthSideRyan]

Hopefully Benchwarmer can put together a nice mock write-up on those organizational meetings. I can hardly wait.

[TheDude]

It's good to have Wood back in the fold...hmm, maybe that phrasing doesn't quite work.

[minnesotacubsfan]

YEA WOOD!!!

[shnsajax]

It's been a long time since I have seen Wood.

[mike2482]

The negotiations went like this:

 

Wood: "Jim, you know alot of teams are interested in me."

Hendry: "$10 million and that's my final offer."

 

Wood: "Sarah's from Chicago and really wants to move back."

Hendry: "OK..$15 million for two years."

 

Wood: "I'm going to get an oil change later."

Hendry: "Jeez Kerry, you are one tough negotiator..I'll put a no-trade clause in."

 

Wood: "I may let my beard grow back."

Hendry: "I'll let Mr. Ricketts know you want a piece of ownership."

 

Wood: "I'm going to put weight on again."

Hendry: "I'll make the announcement tomorrow."

 

lol. I am not sure why people are ripping on this post. It does look odd considering what he signed for but I've often thought that is how Hendry does his negotiating with relievers. Funny stuff

 

Yeah, I chuckled when I read it.

 

Are you 2 [expletive] serious?

 

Of course it doesn't work with the actual money Kerry got, but all the time we had wondering what he would get this is kind of how I figured it would go down.

I imagine Benchwarmer had this thought up before he saw how much money it was and I applaud him for the courage to go ahead and post it, knowing the ridicule he would receive for trying to bring a smile to the face of all of us here at NSBB and make the world a better place.

[Cubswin11]

Cubs got their Wood back!

[CubmanPi]

This news makes me happy

 

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[Irrelevant Dude]

I'm amazed that Hendry was able to pull this signing off without backing up the money truck. I wonder if this was basically the Andre Dawson blank check scenario all over again.

[Guancous]

I chuckled about the $4.8 million that John Grabow is due until I checked Cot's for the contract details. He's still on the Cubs?!? Didn't we trade him for some mound dirt at the deadline last year? Ugh. I didn't see him in August or September and assumed he got shipped out.

[Clem Fandango]

I just got the dumbest response form my White Sox friend asd to why the Wood signing makes him laugh... here's the back and forth...

 

Me: Okay... then what's so funny? The fact that we re-signed an old Cubs player? Should I laugh at the White Sox for re-signing Paul Konerko? I don't get it. There's nothing funny about this deal. Wood had an okay year, but with the way the market is he could've gotten $3-$5 million per over multiple years but opted to take much less for far fewer years to come back to the Cubs. How is that funny?

 

Him: I just don't see wood as a viable pitcher anymore. He hasn't been a serious threat to anyone since his second surgery. He can still play but hasn't produced in several years. Konerko at least could put up some numbers (batted .312 with 170+ hits and almost 40 hr. A-Rod didn't bat over .300) I think it's funny that cubs fans are excited about getting a 'deal' on wood when his name was never even mentioned as a legitimate commodity

 

Me: Over the last 3 years Kerry Wood, in 167IP, has a 3.55 ERA, 196K's, and a 123 ERA+. He's still a viable pitcher.

 

Him: There have been 4374 innings over three years, if he pitched in 167 (and I'm counting full innings) that means he pitched 26.19 innings per year, and he pitches once every 55.67 innings and struck out an avg of .39 batters/inning

 

He actually said that. Took me a few minutes to figure out how the hell he came up with these numbers, and I then responded with...

 

Me: By that idiot math, Jesse Crain pitched 24 innings per year, once every 60 innings, and strikes out .31 batters per inning. Enjoy that 3-year/$13M contract.

[Outshined_One]

Happy with the one year deal. Awesome seeing Wood back with the Cubs.

[erik316wttn]

I'm amazed that Hendry was able to pull this signing off without backing up the money truck. I wonder if this was basically the Andre Dawson blank check scenario all over again.

 

I have a feeling Kerry was so eager to play back here again he took the first lowball offer Hendry gave, not caring about the money and wanting to end his career with the Cubs. I greatly admire that, if it is indeed the case. He might have some explaining to do to the Player's Union, though.

[XZero771679666304]

I'm amazed that Hendry was able to pull this signing off without backing up the money truck. I wonder if this was basically the Andre Dawson blank check scenario all over again.

 

I have a feeling Kerry was so eager to play back here again he took the first lowball offer Hendry gave, not caring about the money and wanting to end his career with the Cubs. I greatly admire that, if it is indeed the case. He might have some explaining to do to the Player's Union, though.

 

Here's the Trib article on the signing. It's Sullivan, but it's the most write-up I've seen on it so far.

[SouthSideRyan]

So Logan, your friend just saw some stats and did random computation on them? Those #s make no sense.

[Clem Fandango]

So Logan, your friend just saw some stats and did random computation on them? Those #s make no sense.

 

He was valuing Wood based on what he accomplished relative to every inning thrown in the last 3 years by every pitcher in the majors. Took me a while to figure out how he came up with them (moreso on why he came up with them), but I deduced it to this...

 

There have been 4374 innings over three years, if he pitched in 167 (and I'm counting full innings) that means he pitched 26.19 innings per year

 

167 / 4374 = 26.19

 

and he pitches once every 55.67 innings

 

167 / 3 = 55.67

 

and struck out an avg of .39 batters/inning

 

Had a little trouble on this one since I came up with a different number, but I think it was 196 / 4374 * 9 = .40

 

So yeah... he judged his appearance rate and K rate relative to every inning thrown in all of MLB over the last 3 years

 

The math sucks to begin with because that first equation, which is how he came up with Wood's innings per year relative to the MLB's total, has lower results for pitchers who pitched more often. Jesse Crain averaged 60 innings a year over 3 years and based on that math he pitched fewer times than Kerry Wood each season.

 

I'm confused as to how he determined that he only pitched 26 innings per year... when he never pitched less than 46 in one of them. I'm not sure how the hell he determines that to be an accurate analysis of a player

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't know why I care so much, but this stupidity is alarming.

 

He divides total # of innings in baseball over 3 years, divides it by the # pitched by a pitcher total over 3 years, and somehow claims that's the # of innings he pitched per season??

 

Then divides his total # of innings over 3 years and divides by the # of years, and claims that's how frequently he pitched?

 

And then the dumbass strikeout thing?? It's just ugh

[Clem Fandango]

He also took a jab at me after I mentioned how pleased I was with the decision to sign Carlos Pena by saying...

 

weren't you people also excited about milton bradley and and that theriot guy?

 

He basically only comments on anything I post that's Cubs related by poking fun at it and providing this heir of superiority for being a White Sox fan. His status after the Cubs signed Wood was...

 

the genius of the cubs never ceases to amaze me

 

Which makes no sense whatsoever. He's from the south side of Chicago so he's a lifelong Sox fan, but he's just a typical Sox fan who focuses on the rivalry between them and the Cubs.

 

Even if Kerry Wood wasn't a hero to Cubs fans, and was just another reliever on the market, this is still a good signing no matter how you slice it. To ridicule it is stupid because there's not really anything bad about it

[NCCubFan]

I chuckled about the $4.8 million that John Grabow is due until I checked Cot's for the contract details. He's still on the Cubs?!? Didn't we trade him for some mound dirt at the deadline last year? Ugh. I didn't see him in August or September and assumed he got shipped out.

Unfortunately he's still a Cub. He spent much of the second half of the season on the DL, which is why you didn't see him in August or September.

[TruffleShuffle]

I chuckled about the $4.8 million that John Grabow is due until I checked Cot's for the contract details. He's still on the Cubs?!? Didn't we trade him for some mound dirt at the deadline last year? Ugh. I didn't see him in August or September and assumed he got shipped out.

Unfortunately he's still a Cub. He spent much of the second half of the season on the DL, which is why you didn't see him in August or September.

 

also because nobody watched the games in august or september.

[XZero771679666304]

I chuckled about the $4.8 million that John Grabow is due until I checked Cot's for the contract details. He's still on the Cubs?!? Didn't we trade him for some mound dirt at the deadline last year? Ugh. I didn't see him in August or September and assumed he got shipped out.

Unfortunately he's still a Cub. He spent much of the second half of the season on the DL, which is why you didn't see him in August or September.

 

also because nobody watched the games in august or september.

 

I did. I'm also a glutton for punishment.

[davell]

I'm amazed that Hendry was able to pull this signing off without backing up the money truck. I wonder if this was basically the Andre Dawson blank check scenario all over again.

 

I have a feeling Kerry was so eager to play back here again he took the first lowball offer Hendry gave, not caring about the money and wanting to end his career with the Cubs. I greatly admire that, if it is indeed the case. He might have some explaining to do to the Player's Union, though.

 

Here's the Trib article on the signing. It's Sullivan, but it's the most write-up I've seen on it so far.

 

 

I love the idea of Cashner getting a true shot AND Brandon Webb possibly competing for a spot as well. Make it happen Jimbo.

[Northside Blues]

I just got the dumbest response form my White Sox friend asd to why the Wood signing makes him laugh... here's the back and forth...

 

There have been 4374 innings over three years, if he pitched in 167 (and I'm counting full innings) that means he pitched 26.19 innings per year, and he pitches once every 55.67 innings and struck out an avg of .39 batters/inning

 

He actually said that.

 

My head hurts.

[Cubs Fan Dan]

Hell yes, Webb please!

 

Demp

Z

Cash

Webb

Wells

 

Marmol

Marshall

Wood

Guzman

Maine

Russel

Silva/Gorz/Shitmardjiza/Grabow(DL please)

 

I think that staff keeps us in the race right there. The offense to me still going to be either very good or very mediocre.