
12-12-2008, 06:16 AM
|
 |
Capo Regime
Administrator
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 40,872
Points: 17,679,839.25
Bank: 0.00
Total Points: 17,679,839.25
|
|
CPD
Quote:
Winter meetings chatter: Friday could be D-day for Kerry Wood and the Cleveland Indians
by Paul Hoynes/Plain Dealer Reporter Thursday December 11, 2008, 8:52 PM
UPDATED: 8:45 p.m.
John Bazemore/Associated PressAlthough he's had shoulder and elbow troubles earlier in his career, Kerry Wood missed time in 2008 only because of a finger blister.
LAS VEGAS --- The Indians, with the winter meetings ending today, should know by Friday if Kerry Wood is their closer or not. Wood is in Cleveland today taking his physical. If MRIs are necessary, they probably won't be read until Friday. A deal could be announced then if he's sound.
The Indians and Wood have agreed to a two-year deal worth a reported $20 million. The deal is contingent on him passing the physical.
Wood, one way or the other, won't be staying in Cleveland. He's expected to head back to his home in Arizona on Friday. If the deal goes through, he'll return for an official press conference next week.
Last season, Wood's only health problem was a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. He went 5-4 with a 3.26 and saved 34 games in 40 attempts for the Chicago Cubs. It was Wood's first year as a closer.
Wood pitched 66 1/3 innings in 65 appearances last season. He struck out 84 and walked 18.
GM Mark Shapiro feels confident that Wood will pass the physical, but as he's said so many times before, "I'm not a handicapper."
Cont...
|
|