Getty Images Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Cubs and Kerry Wood are close to signing a one-year deal with an option for 2013. The terms aren’t known, but it was reported yesterday that it would represent a “substantial raise” over what he made in 2011. Which was less than $2 million, so you figure it would have to be.
Wood was good in 2011, pitching 51 innings with a 3.35 ERA and 57/21 K/BB ratio. That kind of performance is getting setup guys roughly $3-3.5 million this winter, so that’s where he’ll probably be.
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- phillieschamps2012 - Jan 11, 2012 at 1:56 PM
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This is good news for the Phillies. There were reports that they were in talks with Wood to sign him. I didn’t want his Cubs stench infecting the Phillies clubhouse.
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- WhenMattStairsIsKing - Jan 11, 2012 at 1:58 PM
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Lay off the haterade, bro!
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- phillieschamps2012 - Jan 11, 2012 at 2:04 PM
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Just a lot of exaggeration. I’m sure Kerry Wood is a fine clubhouse guy. Never heard anything negative about him. Just my way of saying I don’t think he’s got much left in the tank. I’m good with the Phillies bullpen as it is.
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- El Bravo - Jan 11, 2012 at 2:57 PM
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Don’t you worry, your clubhouse stinks like shit all by itself. Wood would easily be an improvement to your bullpen, so as a Braves fan, I say good move Cubbies.
I tell ya, every time you squash a Phils fan, two more of those bastards take their place! I mean that in the nicest way possible.
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- phillieschamps2012 - Jan 11, 2012 at 3:05 PM
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Your comment is absurd. The Phillies have the best clubhouse in all of baseball. Our bullpen is full of studs. Kerry Wood couldn’t make a pimple on Antonio Bastardo’s ass.
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- El Bravo - Jan 11, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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I don’t care if you have 25 Roy Halladays…it’s the Phillies clubhouse, thus it is rife with the scent of horsemeat, velveeta, dead hookers and cake (shitty fruit cake too).
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- phillieschamps2012 - Jan 11, 2012 at 3:46 PM
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Yeah, you stated above that you are a Braves fan. Watch when their “shitty” clubhouse has you team buried by 10 games out come July 1st.
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- El Bravo - Jan 11, 2012 at 3:48 PM
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Don’t you and your gang have a war veteran to beat up or something?
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- rosloe62 - Jan 11, 2012 at 6:35 PM
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Wood is all class…he wouldn’t make it in the Phillies clubhouse. Have another shitty sleezesteak!
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- WhenMattStairsIsKing - Jan 11, 2012 at 1:57 PM
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FINALLY.
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- xmatt0926x - Jan 11, 2012 at 2:19 PM
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Nice to have you back, Halladaysbicepts. I won’t tell Craig if you don’t.
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- rexadelphia8 - Jan 11, 2012 at 4:42 PM
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Yup we will kill all you fools
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- poontangible - Jan 11, 2012 at 7:17 PM
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Glad they resigned Wood. Everything about him is a plus for the Cubs and the city of Chicago. When you strip out a clubhouse like Theo did, you need a few talented, clubhouse leaders, and Kerry fits that role to a tee.
