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Wood Back to Kerry the Cubs
Published 11/26/2007 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
UPDATE #2: The deal is for $4.2 MM with the potential to earn another $3.45 MM in incentive clauses. Last year the incentive clauses in his contract were (according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts): $2M based on games: $0.3M for 40 g, $0.35M for 45 g, $0.4M for 50 g, $0.45M for 55 g, $0.5M for 60 g $2M based on games finished: $0.2M for 25 GF, $0.25M for 30 GF, $0.3M for 35 GF, $0.35M for 40 GF, $0.4M for 45 GF, $0.5M for 50 GF $0.75M based on days on active roster: $0.25M each for 90, 120 & 150 days on active roster so expect something similar. ...

Phil Rogers, Wrong As Can Be
Published 11/26/2007 by Wrigleyville at wrigleyville23
Phil Rogers in the morning: Kerry Wood seems unlikely to re-sign with the Cubs, who then would pursue a proven reliever to replace him. Cubs.com in the afternoon: CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs and right-handed pitcher Kerry Wood have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for the 2008 campaign. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Insightful.

The Hendry/Piniella Plan (Apparently)
Published 11/26/2007 by Arizona Phil at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
The Hendry/Piniella Plan (Apparently) With the MLB Winter Meetings set for next week in Nashville, the Hot Stove League should start to heat-up. So here is a summary of what appears to be the “Hendry/Piniella Cubs Plan for 2008″ (or whatever they call it internally) that was apparently devised at the Cubs Organizational Meeting in Mesa last month (and I am NOT necessarily advocating any of this stuff): OBJECTIVE #1 . Acquire a left-handed hitting power-hitting RF (preferably an everyday player rather than a guy who needs to be platooned) who can hit 4th or 5th in the batting order. Although this is likely the Cubs #1 priority, it probably will be the last thing Hendry will address. OPTIONS A. JAPANESE FA ...