Posted by Rob Harding
November 13, 2008 at 4:08 pm
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The Chicago Tribune is reporting that due to the recent acquisition of RP Kevin Gregg, Kerry Wood will not be resigned by the Cubs. Wood is seeking a multi year deal and the Cubs were not willing to shell out millions for a guy who has not been able to stay healthy his entire career
Wood, 31, had major success in his first year as a closer, posting 3.26 ERA and saving 34 games for the Cubs.
Wow, a little surprising after how long Wood had been with the club. All it shows is that money talks, and the Cubs were not willing to go the extra mile to keep Wood’s services.
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Posted by Peter Wade
November 13, 2008 at 3:30 pm
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WFAN’s Mike Francesa says he spoke with Mets GM Omar Minaya this morning. When Mike asked about Manny Ramirez Omar responded pitching, pitching, pitching:
- The Mets will make Oliver Perez an offer but the Mets fear Carlos Silva’s contract may hurt negotiations.
- The Mets do have interest in Derek Lowe and AJ Burnett.
- The Mets do have interest in relievers K-Rod, Fuentes, Wood, Putz, Jenks and Street.
- No interest in Ben Sheets.
- Not sure if Easley will be back.
- Castillo will be the second baseman.
- There are no plans to replace Schneider/Castro behind the plate.
- Omar loves Murphy, sees him in the Pedroia/Youkillis mold. A hard nose leader type.
I’m probably alone here but I am happy to hear that they are going to try to sign Pedro. Watching him consistently reach the low 90’s on the gun makes me believe he has something left and more importantly, something to prove.
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Posted by Anthony De Rosa
November 26, 2007 at 1:14 pm
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Bruce Levine of ESPN Radio reports that the Cubs have signed a a one-year, $4MM deal with Kerry Wood.
It was reported that had interest from the Padres, Brewers, and Red Sox as well with deals in the range of two years worth $5-6MM.
Cubbies blog, A View From The Bleachers has the official statement from the Cubs.
Hat tip to Gary Grund and MLB Trade Rumors for the link.
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Posted by Gary Grund
November 21, 2007 at 1:41 pm
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Here’s a rundown of Hot Stove news this afternoon…
The Phillies have offers out to Japanese righthander Hiroki Kuroda and former Phillies lefthander Randy Wolf.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi stated that if the season were to begin today, he would go with a rotation of Chien-Ming Wang, Mike Mussina, Philip Hughes, Joba Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy. The Yankees will also make a run at Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks, have interest in re-signing Luis Vizcaino and have been tied to free agents Ron Mahay and Scott Linebrink. The New York Yankees are shopping center fielder Melky Cabrera for pitching and could OF Torii Hunter could become a formidable option if they can trade Cabrera by early next week.
Brewers GM Bob Melvin has stated that he has a strong offer on the table for free agent closer Francisco Cordero and hopes to have him back for the 2008 season.
Torii Hunter has a six-year offer on the table from the Texas Rangers. At least five teams have made offers to Hunter, one of which includes the Los Angeles Dodgers who are expected to go after Hunter aggressively if their trade talks with the Florida Marlins for third baseman Miguel Cabrera break down. Among the other teams include the Kansas City Royals, Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox and Hunter’s former team, the Minnesota Twins.
The Los Angeles Angels may look to bring back fan favorites from the 2002 World Series Championship, David Eckstein and Darin Erstad. In order for Eckstein to return, he would likely have to accept a reserve role to backup both middle infield positions.
The Boston Red Sox reportedly have interest in making free agent RHP Kerry Wood the primary setup man for closer Jonathan Papelbon.
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports OF Steve Finley at the age of 43 is still not ready to retire.
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