zonersports.com - 12/2/2008
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Why didn't the Cubs offer arbitration to Kerry Wood? Now they receive no compensatory picks. I think there is one main reason: Lou Piniella
chicagotribune.com - 12/10/2008
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LAS VEGAS — With two teams to pick
from in the American League Central, Kerry Wood appears...
to have rejected overtures from Detroit to take a deal with Cleveland. Wood's decision to sign with the Indians followed closely Francisco Rodriguez's ...
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Former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood agrees to deal with ...
mlb.mlb.com - 12/9/2008
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The Indians appear to be close to signing
closer Kerry Wood to a two-year contract, MLB.com has...
learned. The offer to Wood might include an option for a third year, though that could not immediately be confirmed. But a source said the deal is gaining momentum and could be completed ...
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Indians close to deal with closer Wood
chicagotribune.com - 12/2/2008
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chicagotribune.com —
Kerry Wood answered the call from the bullpen
last season for the Cubs, reinventing himself as a...
capable closer with 34 saves.
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Baker wants to manage Wood again
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mlbtraderumors.com 11/14/2008 — The Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan spoke to free agent reliever Kerry Wood , with whom the Cubs recently cut ties.
Wood says he would have done anything to stay with the Cubs, including signing a one-year deal. In light of that ...
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suntimes.com 12/2/2008 — The Cubs on Monday declined to offer salary arbitration to free-agent closer Kerry Wood, avoiding the possibility that Wood might return for the 2009 season by accepting an offer.
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motorcitybengals.com 11/29/2008 — Former closer Todd Jones put an Idea in my head in his latest article in The Sporting News. When asked about a few free agents, Kerry Wood’s name came up. He said that he thought Wood was a good candidate to take over his former title in Detroit, because “Jim Leyland knows how to protect relievers.”
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beyondtheboxscore.com 12/14/2008 — It seems like it's close to official and looks like two years worth ~20 million with an option for a third year. Let's take a look at Wood since he became a full time reliever:
Season
IP
FIP
pLI
2007
24.3
2.87
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Cubs & Hendry drop Kerry Wood
metscitiblog.typepad.com 11/14/2008 — After spending his whole carrer in Chicago, the Cubs have announced they are not resigning Kerry Wood.
Cubs Recap: No Free Agent Arbitrations —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/2/2008
Are the Cubs really ready to break ties with Kid-K? It appears so.
When the arbitration offer deadline last night at 10:59 pm CT rolled around, the Cubs had yet to offer it to any of their six year free agents.
Had they offered it Wood, ...
Bye, Kerry Wood: Part II —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/2/2008
Kerry Wood (Cubbie Nation/File)
Filed: Dec. 2nd, 2008
I guess now we can move on.
Arbitration passed last night at 11 p.m., and with it, any hope of Kerry Wood remaining a Cub in 2009.
The club refused arbitration to all of ...
Bye, Kerry: Part II —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/2/2008
Kerry Wood(Cubbie Nation/File)
Filed: December 2, 2008
I guess now we can move on.
Arbitration passed last night at 11:00 PM, and with it, any hope of Kerry Wood remaining a Cub in 2009.
The club refused arbitration to all of ...
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