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Indians Sign Former Cub Closer Wood
baseballreflections.com - 12/16/2008
Indians Sign Former Cub Closer Wood
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife The Tribe filled their most dyer need on Saturday when they came to terms with closer Kerry Wood on a two year deal for $20.5 million. There is also an $11 million option for a third year in 2011 if Wood can save 55 games in either of his ...
Tribe looks to Wood to strengthen 'pen | indians.com: News
cleveland.indians.mlb.com - 12/13/2008
Tribe looks to Wood to strengthen 'pen | indians.com: News
— cleveland.indians.mlb.com — CLEVELAND -- In a deep closer's market, the Indians put Kerry Wood at the top of their... wish list -- ahead of Francisco Rodriguez, Brian Fuentes and a host of others. What the Tribe saw in Wood was a player who not only fit their need for a ... (more) Tribe looks to Wood to strengthen 'pen | ...

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Indians close deal with Wood for 2 years, $20M
sports.espn.go.com - 12/13/2008
Indians close deal with Wood for 2 years, $20M
— sports.espn.go.com — Kerry Wood is the Cleveland Indians' new closer. (more) Indians close deal with Wood for 2 years, $20M

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Week In Review…
waitingfornextyear.com - 12/15/2008
Week In Review…
— waitingfornextyear.com — After one of the worst weeks in blogging history, we rose from the ashes. Kerry Wood to... the Tribe was a rumor, then later confirmed. We found out that we’ll be playing Texas on the National Stage, like it or not. The Cavaliers broke a few records. The Tribe rotation looks like it may need ... (more) Week In Review…

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It's Official - Wood is an Indian
letsgotribe.com 12/14/2008 — It's Official - Wood is an Indian Kerry Wood passed the physical and has been signed. Still no official word on the details of the contract
Hot Stove Analysis: Kerry Wood (Cleveland Indians)
drivelinemechanics.com 12/14/2008 — Kerry Wood #34 / Pitcher / Chicago Cubs Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 Bats: R Throws: R Born: Jun 16, 1977 Kerry Wood will be forever linked to Mark Prior in the department of "Oh, what could have been" for the Chicago Cubs. ...
Transactions: Indians Sign Kerry Wood — Let's Go Tribe!
Signed RHP Kerry Wood to a Two Year, $20.5M Contract ($11M 2011 Option) The 2011 Option will vest if Wood completes 55 games in 2009 or 2010. If he doesn't, the Indians can still pick up the option. Meeting the vesting option certainly isn't a given; 10 closers topped that mark in the majors ...
Welcome to Cleveland, Kerry Wood — The Tribe Daily
Kerry Wood New Indians Reliever That is all.... On a side note... Did anyone get that uncomfortable feeling watching CC and that stone AJ Burnett getting introduced? I don't know if it's the Indian fan in me, but I'd like to think I'm over it by now.. It just didn't seem right ...
Indians Sign Wood — Vegas Watch
Indians sign Kerry Wood for two years, $20.5MM, with a $11MM option for 2011 which will vest if he finishes 55 games in either 2009 or 2010. Analysis: Szymborski , Law , Seidman . The option only becomes a real burden if he meets the requirement this year, and then breaks down in 2010. Which ...
All goes according to plan — The Tribe Daily
Some stuff has happened since we last spoke. Let's start off with the news that got overshadowed after the Indians made that trade. The Kerry Wood Deal is finally official and we have our closer. We've now found out that Kerry Wood was the first option for the Indians in their search for a ...
Jamie Wood Right At Home — Scout.com > BuckeyeSports.com
For Jamie Wood a visit to Ohio State was staying in his own backyard. But don’t think Wood wasn’t having fun or working. We get the latest.
Cleveland Signs Kerry Wood; Cubs to Retire His DL Spot — Can't Stop The Bleeding
[ Cleveland is ready to welcome Kerry Wood. ] News that Kerry Wood passed his physical for the Cleveland Indians should surprise no one. It’ll be news if he actually recovers from it to pitch by Spring. Cleveland has officially signed Wood as their closer, with a $20.5 million, ...
Kerry Wood, Saying The Right Things About His New Home — wrigleyville23
Kerry Wood sounds happy to be in Cleveland : But what mattered most to Wood was the Indians, more than the other teams he and his agent talked to recently, made it clear that they wanted him. "They came at me hard from Day 1," he said. "That was something I looked at. I looked at the records of ...
Kerry Wood Now Part Of The Tribe... — Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
The Indians were in need of a closer, and they got one -- in Kerry Wood. From ESPN: The former Chicago Cubs star finalized a $20.5 million, two-year contract Saturday, a deal that includes a 2011 option that could become guaranteed. Wood gets $10 million next year and $10.5 million in 2010. ...
Kerry Wood is Officially an Ex-Cub — The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog
Kerry Wood passed his physical with the Cleveland Indians and has signed a 2-year/$20 million contract with an option for a third year based on "a vesting mechanism." As reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer... Wood, 6-5, 211 pounds, lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., with ...
Indians Sign Wood to Two-Year Deal — Indians Confidential
The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has signed free agent RHP KERRY WOOD to a two-year Major League contract with a club option for the 2011 season. Wood, 31, finished tied for 4th in the National League with 34 saves in 40 chances (85%) in 2008, compiling a record of 5-4 w/a ...