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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 225
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jun 16, 1977, Irving, TX Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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| August 27, 2008 Although Kerry Wood has pitched in the Cubs' previous two games, neither of them were save opportunities. In last night's game Wood gave up his first run since coming off the DL. But today Wood recorded his 27th save with a perfect ninth. |
| August 21, 2008 Kerry Wood pitched a perfect ninth as he struck out two and collected his 26th save of the season today against the Reds. |
| August 15, 2008 Kerry Wood has officially reclaimed the closer's role with Chicago, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
| August 14, 2008 Kerry Wood is ready to resume the closer's role with the Cubs, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He threw a perfect eighth inning on Wednesday against Atlanta, and manager Lou Piniella said, "Wood threw some nice breaking balls for strikes. That'll free us now to start moving Carlos Marmol into the setup role." |
| August 13, 2008 Skipper Lou Piniella stated that Kerry Wood will make one more appearance in a non-save situation before returning to the closer's role with the Cubs, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Piniella said, "We're going to give him one more tightener. Kerry basically feels that he's ready, and he probably is. But we want to give him one more appearance." |
| August 9, 2008 Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood says he is ready to pitch, one day after being held out of the game with back tightness, according to Cubs.com. |
| August 9, 2008 Kerry Wood was not available during Friday's contest against the Cardinals, as he has a back injury, according to the Chicago Tribune. The extent of his injury is unknown, but not believed to be serious. |
| August 5, 2008 As expected, Kerry Wood came on to work the eighth inning against the Astros on Tuesday. He allowed one hit over the scoreless frame and needed only seven pitches. |
| August 5, 2008 As expected, Kerry Wood has been activated from the 15-day disabled list, according to PA Sports Ticker. |
| August 5, 2008 Kerry Wood is expected to come off the disabled list Tuesday or Wednesday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
| August 4, 2008 His blister has nearly healed, so Kerry Wood will come off the DL in a matter of days, according to the AP. Wood will initially be used in middle relief upon his return. |
| August 3, 2008 Cubs closer Kerry Wood faced batters on Sunday but probably will not return from a troubling blister on his right index finger until later this week, according to CBSSports.com. |
| August 1, 2008 Cubs closer Kerry Wood could make his return to the mound next Friday when the Cubs take on the St. Louis Cardinals, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
| July 31, 2008 Kerry Wood had a 26-pitch simulated game Thursday and was able to throw all his pitches, according to MLB.com. Wood had not thrown since July 11 because of a nagging blister on his right index finger. "I'm beyond antsy," Wood said. "It's the [darndest] thing I've ever seen. I can't explain it, and nobody here can explain it. We've tried just about everything we could think of, and tried some things we probably shouldn't have. I think time is going to be the best thing for it." |
| July 30, 2008 Kerry Wood had to skip his scheduled throwing session on Wednesday because of the blister on his finger, according to MLB.com. "Initially, they had talked about a simulated game, bringing a few hitters here, and let him get some work in with a pad on his finger," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "That didn't happen, because he's really not close to coming back, so why risk it?" |
| July 29, 2008 Kerry Wood threw Monday afternoon but did so with a protective pad on his right index finger, according to the Arlington Daily Herald. "He threw with the protective pad on it for a while, and it felt OK," manager Lou Piniella said. "Then he took it off and tried to throw without it and couldn't. When he's ready, he'll let us know." |
| July 26, 2008 The Trade Deadline is Thursday, and Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said they may not make a move unless an injury warrants it, according to MLB.com. "There's very little room to put someone in, in my opinion, if you're healthy," Hendry said Saturday. "I would think that for the most part if we did something it would be reaction to a health issue more than feeling our people weren't capable of doing their job." |
| July 25, 2008 Cubs' GM Jim Hendry hopes Kerry Wood can return from the DL Tuesday when eligible during an important series against the Brewers, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. |
| July 24, 2008 Kerry Wood was placed on the 15-day DL as the blister on his right index finger failed to heal, according to the AP. The team will make an adjoining move on Friday. |
| July 24, 2008 Kerry Wood was limited to changeups in his bullpen session on Wednesday according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| July 23, 2008 Kerry Wood's blister is not healing as quickly as hoped, so he will visit a hand specialist on Thursday, according to MLB.com. "He's not capable of throwing a full bullpen where he throws his fastball, throws his slider," manager Lou Piniella said. "I think that would send him totally backwards." |
| July 23, 2008 Kerry Wood is scheduled to throw on the side today as he tries to bounce back from a finger blister, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
| July 21, 2008 Kerry Wood will avoid the DL, for now. The closer is putting ointment on his blister and hopes to throw on Wednesday, MLB.com reports. |
| July 21, 2008 Kerry Wood is likely headed to the DL due to a blister on his right index finger, according to the AP. He would be going to the DL for the 12th time in his career. |
| July 19, 2008 The blister on Kerry Wood's right index finger could force the closer to the DL, according to MLB.com. "With Woody, the news wasn't good," manager Lou Piniella said. "He threw today, and he's still not ready, so we're going to ride this thing out as long as we can and hope that we'll get some good results from it a few days from now. We'll close with either [Carlos] Marmol or [Bob] Howry." |
| July 14, 2008 Kerry Wood noted that the All-Star break should give him enough time for his finger blister to heal, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He plans to do some throwing to keep his shoulder loose but won't grip a ball with the affected finger. |
| July 12, 2008 Reports indicate Chicago closer Kerry Wood is likely to miss this year's All Star Game, according to the Providence Journal. |
| July 11, 2008 Kerry Wood picked up his 24th save of the season, despite walking a batter and giving up two hits. The Giants scored their only run of the game in the inning. |
| July 5, 2008 Kerry Wood was saddled with his second loss and fifth blown save on Saturday against the Cardinals. Wood walked two batters, then gave up a double and then a single to blow the game. |
| June 8, 2008 Chicago reliever Kerry Wood pitched well once again, picking up his 18th save of the season in the Cubs 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. Woods needed just 11 pitches to close the ninth, striking out two with one fly out. |
| June 4, 2008 Chicago closer Kerry Wood picked up his 16th save of the season as the Cubs wrapped a 9-6 win over the Padres, working the ninth with two strikeouts and one flyout on the night. |
| June 3, 2008 Kerry Wood picked up his 15th save of the season on Monday night after Carlos Marmol allowed the Padres to close the score to 7-6. The closer came in to record the final two outs. |
| May 26, 2008 Kerry Wood earned his 11th save of the season when the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Monday. |
| May 25, 2008 Kerry Wood blew his fourth save of the season on Saturday but skipper Lou Piniella stands behind him and Wood is not in danger of losing his closer's job, according to MLB.com. Piniella said, "The only thing that Woody has to do is, he's hit the first hitter three times in the ninth inning, and it's tough enough doing the closer's job without putting yourself in trouble. We have to figure out how to help him not do that. Woody's got a job here, that's his role. I'm comfortable with it. I've got confidence in him, and he's got to go out and do it. That's it." |
| May 24, 2008 Kerry Wood blew his fourth save of the season Saturday night, allowing a game-tying sacrifice fly in the ninth. The Pirates went on to beat the Cubs in the 14th. |
| May 18, 2008 Kerry Wood pushed his save total to 10 with a scoreless ninth inning that included two strikeouts. |
| May 15, 2008 Kerry Wood finished off a great start by Ryan Dempster to preserve a 4-0 shutout victory over the Padres. Wood stuck out both batters he faced in the ninth inning. |
| May 11, 2008 Kerry Wood pitched a perfect ninth inning on Sunday to earn his seventh save in 10 chances, and finish off Chicago's three-game sweep of NL West leading Arizona. |
| May 10, 2008 Kerry Wood decided to re-grip his slider and not rip it so hard, and he shut down Arizona's hitters by throwing nothing but strikes with his new and improved slider, according to the Daily Herald. Wood struck out Chris Young on three pitches, then forced 0-2 groundouts from Conor Jackson and Justin Upton to wrap up the Cubs' 3-1 victory on Friday. Wood said, "I didn't have a lot of confidence in my slider the way I've been throwing it. So I kind of tinkered with the grip playing catch out in Cincinnati before that series started. Honestly, it was a real small change. I feel more comfortable, so I can command it a little better. I'm going to stick with it." |
| May 9, 2008 Kerry Wood earned his sixth save of the year in Friday's 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks. |
| May 1, 2008 Kerry Wood suffered his third blown save of the season, and his first loss, by allowing three runs to the Brewers in the ninth inning. |
| April 18, 2008 Kerry Wood pitched a perfect ninth inning on Friday to pick up his fourth save of the season. |
| April 13, 2008 Kerry Wood picked up a win on Sunday, but the bigger news may be that he worked two innings for the first time all season. Wood worked the eighth and ninth innings in a tie game against the Phillies. Bob Howry came on after the Cubs scored in the 10th and earned the save. |
| April 9, 2008 Kerry Wood will be available to pitch today, according to MLB.com. He got Monday off, but is ready to go if needed. He is notably 3-for-3 in save opportunities this season. |
| April 7, 2008 Kerry Wood will get the day off on Monday, even if there is a save opportunity. "We're just trying to be a little prudent," manager Lou Piniella tells MLB.com. The Cubs are off on Tuesday, which gives Wood two days to rest his arm. Carlos Marmol will work the ninth if necessary on Monday. |
| April 5, 2008 Kerry Wood picked up his second save of the season today, closing a 9-7 victory for the Cubs over the Astros. Wood faced three batters in the ninth, throwing 12 pitches (8 for strikes) to induce two ground outs and one on the fly. Wood still has the horrific outing against Milwaukee of last week to overcome (allowing three earned runs on two hits), but today is a step in the right direction. |
| April 3, 2008 Kerry Wood second outing as the Cubs closer went much better than the first. He pitched a scoreless ninth Thursday to pick up his first save of the year, allowing one hit while striking out a pair. Wood has good enough stuff to succeed in the closer role, but whether he can stay healthy and pitch on back-to-back days are questions that need to be answered. |
| March 31, 2008 Kerry Wood's debut as the Cubs closer didn't work out like the home team would have liked. Wood blew a three-run ninth-inning lead, giving up three runs on two hits, while walking and striking out one. One outing won't cost Wood his ninth inning role, but this is not the start fantasy owners wanted to see from their mid-round pitcher. |
| March 26, 2008 Kerry Wood had a strong outing against the Angels on Wednesday as he held the team hitless over 1.2 innings of work, with two strikeouts. He is penciled in as the Cubs closer, but remains a fantasy risk due to his injury history. |
| March 24, 2008 As expected, Lou Piniella announced Monday morning that Kerry Wood has won the closer's job over Carlos Marmol and Bob Howry, this according to the Chicago Tribune. Wood will pick up steam in the final week of fantasy drafts, but is his history of injuries, and the quality of competition behind him, makes him no lock to retain the role for the entire season. |
| March 24, 2008 According to the Chicago Sun Times, the Cubs settled one bullpen issue Sunday, with Kerry Wood locking down the closer job. While skipper Lou Piniella has yet to officially announce who his ninth inning option will be, it is widely speculated that Wood is that arm. He now becomes a mid-round option in all mixed-league formats. |
| March 24, 2008 The decision on who will be the Cubs' closer is supposed to announced today, this according to the Daily Herald. Kerry Wood threw a scoreless inning in a 7-3 victory over the San Diego Padres and is expected to be announced the ninth inning option for the team. |
| March 23, 2008 Kerry Wood struck out two of the three batters he faced on Saturday in the Cubs' 8-8 tie with the White Sox and will throw one inning on Sunday against San Diego, which is believed to be his final test of the spring to be the team's closer, according to MLB.com. Manager Piniella commented, "This will be a real nice test for him, because he'll pitch back-to-back days and three out of four days, and that's as good a test as you can give anybody. Hopefully he'll come out of it fine, and we're in business." |
| March 19, 2008 Kerry Wood was unable to pitch on Wednesday due to back spasms, MLB.com reports. "It's a little bit of a setback but nothing, nothing serious," manager Lou Piniella explains. "It's a minor thing he goes through every spring." Wood was scheduled to throw on Wednesday and Thursday and prove that he could work on back-to-back days. "With Kerry, I was looking forward to seeing him pitch today and tomorrow, and getting that obstacle out of the way, but now we'll have to wait a couple days," Piniella concludes. |
| March 18, 2008 In what may be the final test between the former star of the starting rotation and the job as the Cubs' primary closer, Kerry Wood is expected to pitch back-to-back closing sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Associated Press. Wood has enjoyed solid performances as the primary option of late-inning relief and has recently surged as the lone arm of consistency in that battle for the job. Earlier this week, manager Lou Piniella spoke highly of Wood's work in the role and, while he left the door open to change his mind, anointed Wood as the top candidate for the role. Now he will be asked to perform that final task that could sell Piniella on the decision. |
| March 18, 2008 According to Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times, Kerry Wood is expected to be anointed as the team's closer sometime soon. The report notes that Carlos Marmol, who has the stuff necessary to be an dominant closer, lacks experience. Wood has looked sharp lately, shaking off a slow start, and registering 98 MPH on the gun with his fastball. Wood will pick up steam with this report, but until skipper Lou Piniella actually makes the move, and announces Wood as the ninth inning option, owners should not overpay for his services. |
| March 16, 2008 Cubs manager Lou Piniella appears to be leaning towards using Kerry Wood as his closer, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. "To me, the two setup roles are just as important as the closer role," Piniella said. "In fact, they are probably a little more demanding in getting up and getting warmed up and being used as opposed to pitching basically the ninth inning. The closer has a tough job in that the game is in his hands when he gets out there. But, boy, I'll tell you, the seventh- and eighth-inning pitchers work a heck of a lot more." You can infer from that statement that the oft-injured Wood would be better suited in the physically less-demanding role of closer. Piniella plans to begin using his closer candidates -- Wood, Carlos Marmol and Bob Howry -- on consecutive days this week, and their performances likely will dictate which way Piniella goes in the end. |
| March 11, 2008 In a game that saw all three candidates hit the field, today's 6-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics served as another in a growing saga that is the competition for the role of primary closer for the Chicago Cubs. Kerry Wood served as the most efficient arm of the three, according to MLB.com, giving up one hit to three batters with no walks and no strikeouts. Bob Howry, carrying an ERA of 11.57 this spring, surrendered two runs on two hits in just 2/3 of an inning. Carlos Marmol gave up one hit and one walk while striking out the side. Coach Lou Piniella insists this decision has not been made and will take more time. He has voiced nothing but understanding support for Howry despite the struggles, but none of the three seems to sit as the favorite for the job and there is a chance all three could be used in a committee effort. |
| March 5, 2008 Kerry Wood looked really strong on Tuesday as his slider was sharp and his fastball was clocked at 98 MPH, this according to a report on MLB.com. "[The ball] was coming out of his hand really well and really alive," manager Lou Piniella said. Wood is still in the mix at closer for the Cubs, so continue to monitor the situation closely as your draft aproaches. |
| February 28, 2008 Bob Howry, Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol start their competition today for the closer's spot, according to the Chicago Tribune. Skipper Lou Piniella told the paper he would like to have a closer picked out by the third week of the Cactus League schedule. He's not going to go with a closer-by-committee, and he wants his eventual ninth inning option to keep the job the entire season. |
| February 21, 2008 Kerry Wood, Carlos Marmol and Bobby Howry will all battle for the team's closers role, and at this point, there really seems to be an opening for all three men to compete equally for the spot according to MLB.com. "Whether it's Kerry, whether it's Howry, whether it's Marmol, these guys are all capable of doing it," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. It's really coin flip to try and decide how this will play itself out, so tread lightly with selecting any of these three hurlers too early as there is no telling who will end up with the ball in their hand with the game on the line in the 9th inning. |
| February 15, 2008 Kerry Wood, Carlos Marmol and Bobby Howry will compete this spring for the closer job, but indications are that Wood is the favorite to land the gig, according to the Chicago Tribune. Wood told the Tribune Thursday he didn't know if it took a different mentality to be the closer. "I never pitched the ninth inning, [other than] the last inning of the season, when I gave up a 500-foot homer," he said, referring to Stephen Drew's blast in Game 3 of The NLDS. "Obviously, it's different and there's a different mind-set, but any time you're late in the game, I think it's important." We think Marmol would be the better choice for the Cubbies, but Wood certainly is capable of succeeding in the role - assuming he stays healthy. |
| February 14, 2008 The Cubs plan to settle on a closer by late March, and manager Lou Piniella plans to pick one guy and stick with him, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. ''We'll have one guy,'' Piniella said. ''By the end of spring training, no question. Probably three-quarters of the way through spring training, we'll have one guy. We've got people here that are very capable of getting it done.'' Kerry Wood, Carlos Marmol, and Bobby Howry are the prime candidates for ninth-inning duty on the north side of Chicago, but Piniella isn't ruling out Ryan Dempster returning to the role if he doesn't win a job in the starting rotation. Dempster, Jason Marquis, Jon Lieber, Sean Marshall and possibly Kevin Hart are batting it out for the final two spots in the Cubs' rotation. |