BrewersCubs • Cubs sign Kerry Wood [1 Year/ 3 MM + Club Option]

Old Style · by **Old Style** on Jan 11th, 2012, 1:47 pm

jonmorosi Jon Morosi
Source: #Cubs and Kerry Wood are close on a one-year deal that will include a 2013 option.

Indianplaya17 · by **Indianplaya17** on Jan 11th, 2012, 1:55 pm

NICE! I wonder how much he'll make this year.

Old Style · by **Old Style** on Jan 11th, 2012, 3:34 pm

JonHeymanCBS Jon Heyman
#cubs clearly trying hard to re-sign favorite son kerry wood. will be shocked if he leaves chicago. philly waiting, in case

Old Style · by **Old Style** on Jan 11th, 2012, 4:17 pm

Thank you to whomever moved this to a separate thread. I was being lazy and posting all of this to the offseason thread.

Lots of interesting stuff there about Garza though.

Old Style · by **Old Style** on Jan 11th, 2012, 4:27 pm

thekapman David Kaplan
The Cubs reached out to Kerry Wood last night after reports that he was all but gone. Deal is not done but close. Tigers Phillies fallbacks.

thekapman David Kaplan
Cubs have stepped up their offer. Wood will not take a below market deal like he did last year.

thekapman David Kaplan
After Wood deal gets done and it should, next move will be to see what the Cubs can grab at a below market price. Also Garza talks continue.

The Stache · by **The Stache** on Jan 11th, 2012, 5:05 pm

Old Style wrote:Thank you to whomever moved this to a separate thread. I was being lazy and posting all of this to the offseason thread.

No problem good sir.

wegotwood · by **wegotwood** on Jan 11th, 2012, 7:17 pm

Woooooooooo! Although I never believed for a second that they would let him get away. He wants to be there, they want him there, and all he wants is market value. Come on.

Goathater1328 · by **Goathater1328** on Jan 11th, 2012, 8:27 pm

Can't find the video but people will be now asking "is our pitching staff made out of......(looks around) WOOD!

Indianplaya17 · by **Indianplaya17** on Jan 11th, 2012, 8:30 pm

Goathater1328 wrote:Can't find the video but people will be now asking "is our pitching staff made out of......(looks around) WOOD!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFEY9RIRJA[/youtube]

Goathater1328 · by **Goathater1328** on Jan 11th, 2012, 8:49 pm

Indianplaya17 wrote:
Goathater1328 wrote:Can't find the video but people will be now asking "is our pitching staff made out of......(looks around) WOOD!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFEY9RIRJA[/youtube]

Go play on I-64 why don't ya LOL

Indianplaya17 · by **Indianplaya17** on Jan 11th, 2012, 8:55 pm

Goathater1328 wrote:
Indianplaya17 wrote:
Goathater1328 wrote:Can't find the video but people will be now asking "is our pitching staff made out of......(looks around) WOOD!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFEY9RIRJA[/youtube]

Go play on I-64 why don't ya LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_64_map.png

I-64 comes nowhere near here. Otherwise......

Goathater1328 · by **Goathater1328** on Jan 11th, 2012, 9:00 pm

Indianplaya17 wrote:
Goathater1328 wrote:
Indianplaya17 wrote:
Goathater1328 wrote:Can't find the video but people will be now asking "is our pitching staff made out of......(looks around) WOOD!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFEY9RIRJA[/youtube]

Go play on I-64 why don't ya LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_64_map.png

I-64 comes nowhere near here. Otherwise......

Meant 65, typo my bad I realized it after I posted it.

Indianplaya17 · by **Indianplaya17** on Jan 11th, 2012, 9:11 pm

Goathater1328 wrote:
Indianplaya17 wrote:
Goathater1328 wrote:Go play on I-64 why don't ya LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_64_map.png

I-64 comes nowhere near here. Otherwise......

Meant 65, typo my bad I realized it after I posted it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_65_map.png

Another fail. 65 goes to Indiana. Closer to Chicago but not quite.

wegotwood · by **wegotwood** on Jan 12th, 2012, 8:00 am

You could go play on 90 or 55. You'd definitely get killed haha.

anotheridiot · by **anotheridiot** on Jan 12th, 2012, 8:57 am

wegotwood wrote:Woooooooooo! Although I never believed for a second that they would let him get away. He wants to be there, they want him there, and all he wants is market value. Come on.

Market value by the yankees, redsox or phillies was probably what madsen was paid last year around 5 to the 8.5 just signed for. wood went from 10 million to 1.5 last season, you would think he is due to recoup some of what he left last year. You can pay miami 15 million so z doesnt pitch here, you should be fair to kerry.

Bottom line is he is past the boat marshall was in and really doesnt belong in these current plans. They sure dont seem to have a place for feel good for the fans signings, especially when he would probably be a piece to move at the deadline that will cause more of an uproar. Its gonna cost another player lost to waivers when the team will have a surplus of starters that are gonna be relievers. Bottom line, Carpenter and Wood are basically the same, Theos plan should be to go with the youth.

Old Style · by **Old Style** on Jan 12th, 2012, 9:16 am

wegotwood wrote:You could go play on 90 or 55. You'd definitely get killed haha.

Seriously. I take 90 to work every day, and it's like the Audobon.

Indianplaya17 · by **Indianplaya17** on Jan 12th, 2012, 9:40 am

wegotwood wrote:You could go play on 90 or 55. You'd definitely get killed haha.

Old Style wrote:
wegotwood wrote:You could go play on 90 or 55. You'd definitely get killed haha.

Seriously. I take 90 to work every day, and it's like the Audobon.

Good way to start of a morning by reading these two quotes. Anyone, who knows Chicago, knows that those two expressways will git-r-done!

l2uff · by **l2uff** on Jan 13th, 2012, 6:45 pm

contract done, announced at cubs convention - 1yr 3mil

chiguy79 · by **chiguy79** on Jan 13th, 2012, 7:25 pm

Really? So all that drama was over $1.5M? I mean I get that he took a way below market deal last season, but the front office was going to let him walk away over a paltry (by baseball standards) amount? Had he signed elsewhere and it came out that this was the amount that Theo & Co. were balking at I would've lost a little faith in them. I get they don't have the ties to him the previous regime did but you have to understand his connection to the franchise, even as an outsider. Glad it's over with though and it all worked out.

SymposiumX · by **SymposiumX** on Jan 13th, 2012, 7:28 pm

Maybe they just tried to make it seem more dramatic than needed in order to keep certain fans tethered in. I get it. This next season (or three) could be tough for the casual fan to really understand what the new regime is trying to do in the long run.

Anyway...it's done. Good to see Kerry back.

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