Kerry Wood returns to Cubs for 1 year, $1.5 million
by Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times
In a move that surprised even the Cubs, former staff ace and closer Kerry
Wood agreed to return to his baseball roots and sign with his original team
for one year, $1.5 million, according to a source.
In taking the below-market deal to return to the team that drafted him fourth
overall in 1995, the hard-throwing right-hander joins a potentially
formidable back end of the Cubs’ bullpen that also includes closer Carlos
Marmol and lefty setup man Sean Marshall.
As recently as last week, team officials expected Wood to take a more
lucrative, multi-year offer from either the New York Yankees, where he
finished last season, or the Boston Red Sox.
Wood also considered a one-year, $3.5 million offer from the White Sox before
following his heart back to the North Side, where he maintains strong
relationships with Cubsllion, according to a source.
Wood spent the first 11 years of his career with the Cubs ˆ as both an
All-Star starter and later an All-Star closer — before signing a two-year,
$20 million free agent deal with the Cleveland Indians before the 2009
season. He was traded to the Yankees last summer.
Wood went 3-4 with eight saves and a 3.13 ERA last season, including 2-0 with
a 0.69 ERA in 26 setup innings with the Yankees after the trade.
Wood鳳還巢和老東家小熊簽下1.5M/yr合約(超便宜)
白襪提出3.5M/yr但Wood最後還是選擇小熊
真是情與義值千金..