Wood Almost Was A South Sider?

[SaberSox]

My apologies if this has already been discussed. But I found this article interesting...

White Sox were close to landing Wood

 

[Rice Cube]

I wouldn't have been surprised. His family being settled in Chicago was important to Kerry Wood so if he still wanted to play, the only logical option was the White Sox.

 

[DewsSox79]

I never understood the love for Kerry Wood. The video below isnt the actual video that was played on 670. but when they announced they resigned wood the place went up for grabs, the guys on the score were baffled.

on a side note* there was no point on trying to sign him.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myrx8Yc-8Hg]Kerry Wood Introduced at 2012 Cubs Convention - YouTube[/ame]

 

[nwfisch]

I never understood the love for Kerry Wood. The video below isnt the actual video that was played on 670. but when they announced they resigned wood the place went up for grabs, the guys on the score were baffled.

on a side note* there was no point on trying to sign him.

Kerry Wood Introduced at 2012 Cubs Convention - YouTube

There was no point in the Cubs signing Wood either. Just to appease the fans more or less.

 

[dabynsky]

There was no point in the Cubs signing Wood either. Just to appease the fans more or less.

There is no reason to sign a still effective reliever for at worst a market value contract? I get that we are rebuilding and Wood is old. But he has value and his contract is extremely team friendly still. And there is value in having a guy who has been there when our bullpen is completely filled with guys with a year or less of major league experience (assuming Shark is pushed into the rotation and Marmol is eventually dealt).

 

[nwfisch]

There is no reason to sign a still effective reliever for at worst a market value contract? I get that we are rebuilding and Wood is old. But he has value and his contract is extremely team friendly still. And there is value in having a guy who has been there when our bullpen is completely filled with guys with a year or less of major league experience (assuming Shark is pushed into the rotation and Marmol is eventually dealt).

Not really, when the Cubs are reloading.

It was to save face, and appease fans signing Wood, more than it was for signing Wood because he's good at baseball.

 

[dabynsky]

Not really, when the Cubs are reloading.

It was to save face, and appease fans signing Wood, more than it was for signing Wood because he's good at baseball.

Even if I accept your premise it doesn't change the fact the Cubs got a player that is still good at baseball at a very reasonable rate which is a good thing no matter what.

 

[nwfisch]

Even if I accept your premise it doesn't change the fact the Cubs got a player that is still good at baseball at a very reasonable rate which is a good thing no matter what.

I'm not saying it's a bad move, I'm saying the Cubs signed Wood to appease the fans more than that Wood is good at baseball.

 

[dabynsky]

I'm not saying it's a bad move, I'm saying the Cubs signed Wood to appease the fans more than that Wood is good at baseball.

You said there was no point as well. That is not true. I agree that if his name wasn't Kerry Wood, he probably doesn't get signed. But if he wasn't Kerry Wood, he wouldn't have taken that deal to be with the Cubs this year or last year. It works both ways.

 

[nwfisch]

You said there was no point as well. That is not true. I agree that if his name wasn't Kerry Wood, he probably doesn't get signed. But if he wasn't Kerry Wood, he wouldn't have taken that deal to be with the Cubs this year or last year. It works both ways.

No point, to me, is not equal to saying bad move.

A bad move to me, was signing Milton Bradley.

This just didn't make much sense outside of pleasing the fans.

It's a move I believe Theo had to make, before a majority of the fan base went rabid.

 

[dabynsky]

No point, to me, is not equal to saying bad move.

A bad move to me, was signing Milton Bradley.

This just didn't make much sense outside of pleasing the fans.

It's a move I believe Theo had to make, before a majority of the fan base went rabid.

This is the part that I don't get. It isn't like Wood is blocking some stud reliever prospect by resigning him. His deal is incredibly team friendly and isn't preventing them from signing someone else.

But having him around makes it easier to trade Marmol because Wood can close instead of forcing a guy like Russell to be the closer, and it provides a mentor to many of these young arms that are going to be pitching next year. The Cubs got a decent to good reliever at a great contract who is a good guy in the clubhouse. I don't see how that doesn't make sense to do.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

I don't understand why the Sox would want Wood. Sure, we need another guy in the bullpen, but getting a guy that is old and way past his prime isn't going to help very much.

 

[DewsSox79]

No point, to me, is not equal to saying bad move.

A bad move to me, was signing Milton Bradley.

This just didn't make much sense outside of pleasing the fans.

It's a move I believe Theo had to make, before a majority of the fan base went rabid.

:clap: I agree. It is a total PR move. The "business" knows what draws the fans, and for some reason its a reliever who struck out the astros 2,000,000 years ago.

 

[Uman85]

:clap: I agree. It is a total PR move. The "business" knows what draws the fans, and for some reason its a reliever who struck out the astros 2,000,000 years ago.

Paying money to see a fan favorite >>> winning.

 

[Rice Cube]

It's somewhere between Fisch and dabynsky...Kerry Wood doesn't completely suck but he's not all that either. $3MM this season and a club option for $3MM next season is basically asking him to net a fraction of a win each year, and since at this point Wood is about league average, it's actually a fair contract and it doesn't break the bank. It appeases the meathead fans who think Kerry Wood is the Messiah and it does help clubhouse morale and mentorship of the young'uns if you care about that shit. It's one of those "meh" signings that helps the club more than it hurts.

 

[SaberSox]

This is the part that I don't get. It isn't like Wood is blocking some stud reliever prospect by resigning him. His deal is incredibly team friendly and isn't preventing them from signing someone else.

But having him around makes it easier to trade Marmol because Wood can close instead of forcing a guy like Russell to be the closer, and it provides a mentor to many of these young arms that are going to be pitching next year. The Cubs got a decent to good reliever at a great contract who is a good guy in the clubhouse. I don't see how that doesn't make sense to do.

Because he hasn't had a WAR above 0.5 since 2008, is 34, and is oft-injured. What doesn't make sense about all that is the money. The Cubs could have paid a replacement player a fraction of what they're paying Wood and got the same level of performance out of the replacement player.

If the Cubs want him there for the youngsters, of which I do agree has some value, make him a coach and pay him a coaches' salary. The Cubs would get way more value out of Wood in that scenairo.

 

[SaberSox]

I don't understand why the Sox would want Wood. Sure, we need another guy in the bullpen, but getting a guy that is old and way past his prime isn't going to help very much.

Think about that statement and then think about who the Sox GM is.

 

[Uman85]

Think about that statement and then think about who the Sox GM is.

He'll sign him next year. Haha

 

[Capt. Serious]

Shows how much of a suck up he is to the Cubs...grow a pair & go to a team that has a chance to win in 2012.

 

[Rice Cube]

Shows how much of a suck up he is to the Cubs...grow a pair & go to a team that has a chance to win in 2012.

....soooooo....

...not the White Sox then.