Cleveland looking at trading Wood and Betancourt

Wood's contract is overloaded for anyone to take him. Too bad, Kerry was always a favorite.

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So Kerry Wood is the new Mark DeRosa?

What’s the over-under on “We should get Wood” posts, followed by TWSS replies…? I’m thinking 7, and I’ll take the over.

by lswaidz on Jul 5, 2009 9:52 AM CDT reply actions

Wood and Betancourt

for Miles, get it done

SARCASM

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 5, 2009 9:55 AM CDT reply actions

I might take Betancourt

That would depend on the price, however.

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by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 5, 2009 10:05 AM CDT reply actions

Why would you take Betancourt?

We have plenty of right handers.

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by cubswynn on Jul 5, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Not very good ones, though.

Maybe we could send them Heilman in return.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 5, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Heilman

has been above decent lately. He came in today with runners on base, didn’t walk anyone, didn’t give up any runs, only gave up two hits — in his full inning in the 8th — and got out of it.

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by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions

If that continues I'd be very happy.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 5, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions

"Only" 2 hits?

That’s not a great inning of work.

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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 5, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions

for 1.2 innings

no walks and no runs scored against one of the most potent lineups in the majors. I’ll call that a victory and walk away happy.

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by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions

The no walks is the most important thing.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 5, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Closers are overrated.

I laughed when Wood got his deal. For every Mariano Rivera there are 20 Matt Capps. There is a huge gap between elite closers and everyone else.

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by cubswynn on Jul 5, 2009 12:04 PM CDT reply actions

Matt Capps is actually a pretty decent pitcher, no?

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by daver on Jul 5, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions

I think that's the point.

I would agree that closers are vastly overpaid.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Jul 5, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions

OK, I'd definitely agree with that, too.

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by daver on Jul 6, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions

Once this makes mlbtraderumors.com

Expect 2 fanposts in the next week saying we should get him back and how we should regret not signing Wood.

Don’t worry, neither person who posts that will have looked at his numbers this year and probably will suggest Wood blew his two games to the Cubs on purpose.

by ak123 on Jul 5, 2009 12:54 PM CDT reply actions

a favor

if you will, to his old team.

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by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey he's one of my favorites

But I expect ridiculous comments on here.

by ak123 on Jul 5, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Kerry Wood is inked to an insane contract

Nobody is going to take on Wood given his dubious health, poor 2009 performance and THAT contract. Not unless the massively overrated Mark Shapiro eats contract dough or Cleveland takes on somebody else’s bad contract.

$136 million payroll for a .500 style ballclub. Good work Jim.

by BLou on Jul 5, 2009 1:32 PM CDT reply actions

Cleveland is not trading Wood

Obviously the person who wrote this does not know baseball. He’s signed for 3 years. You’d only trade him if he was signed through the season.

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by puckishcubsfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:28 PM CDT reply actions

Jason Stark reported it

I just passed on the news. I am not advocating we pick him up. Someone in need of a closer or has an injury could go this route, but I doubt if anyone bites as it’s way too much money.

This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).

by mrcubsfan on Jul 5, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Wood signed a two-year deal, IIRC, not three.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 5, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Didn’t mean to say you didn’t know baseball. Jason Stark really is dumb to write this obvious baloney. They won’t trade Wood unless they are giving up on 2010 as well.

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by puckishcubsfan on Jul 5, 2009 4:26 PM CDT reply actions

Ahem... try this scenario on for size...

Despite his initial appearances, let’s say the recently acquired Chris Perez (in the DeRosa deal) starts to assert himself and develops into the power arm that he’s supposed to be. Give him the rest of this year to take his lumps and earn his stripes. It’s fairly plausible that he could be in a position to assume closer duties in 2010 – or at least co-close with some other stop-gap measure they pick up.

Then it would make perfect sense for the Indians to try and trade Wood now, get what they can for him and/or get out from under that contract, both of which could only help them in 2010 and beyond.

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by ballhawk on Jul 5, 2009 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Wood's Contract

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jul 5, 2009 4:47 PM CDT reply actions

Arrrgggghhhhhh

From Cot’s

Kerry Wood rhp
2 years/$20.5M (2009-10), plus 2011 option

2 years/$20.5M (2009-10), plus 2011 option

signed by Cleveland as a free agent 12/13/08
09:$10M, 10:$10.5M, 11:$11M vesting option

2011 option guaranteed with 55 GF in 2009 or 2010 (becomes a club option if it does not vest)

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by BeerCub on Jul 5, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow, does that look like a bad contract now.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 5, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Hendry get's a lot of crap for his offseason...

…but we also need to remember the deals he DIDN’T make.

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by cubswynn on Jul 5, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions

As it turns out, letting Wood go appears to have been the right call.

I give him credit for that. But the rest of the moves, not so much.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 5, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions

At this point, doesn't that go without saying?

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by cubswynn on Jul 5, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions

the problem with that

is that “at this point” is right before the all-star break. There’s half the season to go, and we’re still in it. Don’t see how we can make judgment calls on most of the moves at this point. Yes, Miles has not been able to improve, and we wasted money on Vizcanio. But Heilman has, Gregg has, Bradley is on the rebound, Guzman is coming off the DL tomorrow and has pitched well, Dome is resurgent, and the farm system, which is so widely damned with faint praise around here has given us Fox, Blanco, Wells, and more.

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by drewishdrewid on Jul 5, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions