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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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| November 26, 2007 The Cubs have brought Kerry Wood back with a one-year, $4.2 million deal. He can make an additional $3.45 million in incentives. Wood held a 3.33 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with 24 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings in 2007. He came back as a reliever after missing the first four months of the season with shoulder and triceps problems. Wood is expected to compete for the closer role in '08. |
| August 5, 2007 Kerry Wood made his first appearance of the 2007 season on Sunday against the Mets, pitching a scoreless sixth inning. Wood, who had been sidelined with shoulder and triceps problems, allowed one hit and struck out one. He was throwing in the mid 90s. |
| August 3, 2007 The Cubs activated Kerry Wood from the 60-day DL on Friday, the AP reports. He has been out due to a sore right shoulder and triceps. Wood posted a 1.04 ERA over eight rehab appearances. |
| August 1, 2007 The Cubs will likely activate Kerry Wood from the DL on Friday. He has been on the DL since the start of the regular season with tendinitis in his right shoulder. "I got back in the big leagues. The work hasn't even begun," Wood said in the AP Wednesday, the day after his final minor league rehab stint in which he pitched 1 2-3 hitless innings for Double-A Tennessee. |
| July 29, 2007 Kerry Wood threw an encouraging bullpen session on Sunday. Manager Lou Piniella said the right-hander might need only two or three more rehab appearances before he's ready to join the Cubs bullpen, according to the AP. "It's like trading for a pitcher," Piniella said. Wood has been on the DL since the start of the regular season with tendinitis in his right shoulder. |
| July 29, 2007 Kerry Wood could come off the disabled list within a week. He likely will work an inning or two for Triple-A Iowa early next week, and if all goes well, it looks like he could be called up by the Cubs next weekend, according to the Chicago Tribune. Considering his endless health problems, nothing will ever be certain about Wood, but for the moment things appear to be going well in his rehab from a strained right triceps and sore shoulder. |
| July 27, 2007 Kerry Wood had a strong final outing for Single-A Peoria on Friday, striking out one and retiring all three batters he faced. "Kerry looked terrific tonight, as clean as you'd want to see after back-to-back outings," Cubs GM TJim Hendry said at news conference following Wood's appearance. "His fastball was right at 92 to 93 mph. He had good command and he threw some really good breaking balls." The Cubs are expected to move Wood up to Triple-A Iowa immediately if he feels no ill effects from this week's outings. |
| July 26, 2007 Kerry Wood is scheduled to make back-to-back appearances for Single-A Peoria on Thursday and Friday. If all goes well, Wood could move up to Triple-A Iowa, the Chicago Tribune reports. Wood is recovering from shoulder and triceps problems. |
| July 24, 2007 Kerry Wood walked a batter and didn't record a strikeout during a brief one-inning relief appearance in a minor league rehab assignment Tuesday, the AP reports. Wood's fastball topped out at 93 mph. He is expected to pitch back-to-back one-inning bullpen outings for the Chiefs on Thursday and Friday and, if those appearances are successful, Wood said the Cubs would reassess his situation. It's likely he would be moved up to Triple-A Iowa. |
| July 14, 2007 Kerry Wood should pitch in a Rookie League game within a couple of days. "Get his feet wet," GM Jim Hendry told the Chicago Tribune. "And if that goes well, we'll continue with his rehab program the next couple of weeks ... Let's be guardedly optimistic. We've all been down this path before, but when he left here the last homestand, he had a little bounce in his step, and he has thrown well in Arizona since he left here." If all goes well, and that's a big "if," Wood could make his season debut for the Cubs early next month. |
| June 26, 2007 Kerry Wood will throw a bullpen session on Tuesday. It will be his first such activity since spring training. He has been sidelined all season due to shoulder problems. The Cubs have no timetable for his return, the Chicago Tribune reports. |
| June 24, 2007 Kerry Wood still is limited to playing catch. There is no timetable for him to throw off a mound, according to the Daily Southtown. "We would love to have him back," manager Lou Piniella said. "This kid is trying everything humanly possible to try to get himself back on the playing field. Let's hope it works out for him. He's a good kid -- he really is." Nonetheless, Wood remains out indefinitely due to his strained right triceps and shoulder problem. |
| April 26, 2007 Cubs GM Jim Hendry said that Kerry Wood is slated to begin throwing again next week in Arizona, according to the Chicago Tribune. Currently, Wood is shut down with a strained right triceps and shoulder discomfort. |
| April 20, 2007 Kerry Wood hasn't started throwing yet and there's not a timetable for when he'll be able to, the Chicago Tribune reports. "He has had some good days with the (shoulder) rehab, and we'll just see where it goes," pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. |
| April 13, 2007 Kerry Wood recently visited Dr. Dave Altchek, an orthopedic specialist with the New York Mets, according to the AP. Wood was told that he has shoulder tendinitis, but that he doesn't need surgery. It's uncertain when he'll be ready to start throwing again. |
| April 13, 2007 Kerry Wood is expected to have his damaged shoulder re-examined, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Wood has not been able to throw from a mound since pain in his shoulder this spring ended his bid to earn a bullpen job. |
| April 5, 2007 Kerry Wood still hasn't thrown from a mound as he continues to play catch as part of his rehab program in Arizona, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Wood is dealing with shoulder discomfort and it's unclear at this point just how long he'll be out. |
| March 27, 2007 Kerry Wood is dealing with shoulder discomfort, according to the Chicago Tribune. Wood felt stiffness in the shoulder after Sunday's one-inning appearance. "He obviously didn't have the same strength or throw the ball as well, and he had some discomfort after the game," GM Jim Hendry said. "[Monday] he had more stiffness than normal, more than he's had earlier in camp, which had gone smoothly except for his triceps [injury]." Wood will begin the season on the DL, but it's unclear at this point just how long he'll be out. |
| March 26, 2007 Kerry Wood hurt himself again on Sunday and will be examined further on Monday, according to the Daily Southtown. It's not clear whether he aggravated his strained right triceps, but any setback pretty much nixes any shot he had of starting the season on the Cubs' active roster. |
| March 25, 2007 The Cubs have not yet decided whether or not Kerry Wood will open the season on the active roster or if he needs more time to build up his arm strength, according to the AP. Wood, who is recovering from a strained right triceps, has given up seven runs in five innings of work this spring. |
| March 23, 2007 Kerry Wood pitched a scoreless inning against the Giants Friday, his first spring action in 12 days. He's been dealing with a strained right triceps. |
| March 22, 2007 The Cubs hoped to have Kerry Wood work in today's game but now will wait until tomorrow, due to scheduling, according to the Daily Southtown. "We just don't have the innings on Thursday," manager Lou Piniella said. "I mean, on paper we don't. It might turn out that we do." Wood, recovering from a strained right triceps, still might be ready for the start of the season. |
| March 20, 2007 Kerry Wood, who is coming back from a torn right rotator cuff, threw 25 pitches off a mound Tuesday at the Cubs' spring-training complex in Mesa, Arizona, according to the AP. He strained his right triceps while pitching against Milwaukee on March 11, and it's unclear whether he will be ready for the start of the season. "Until we get him back out there and get him on a schedule, you just don't know," pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. "Hopefully he could, but it has to work for the team and it has to be in his best interests." |
| March 20, 2007 Manager Lou Pinella said that he anticipates Kerry Wood beginning the year in extended spring training, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Wood has been out with a strained right triceps. |
| March 19, 2007 Kerry Wood played catch Sunday for the second straight day, according to the Daily Southtown. Barring a setback with his strained right triceps, he should throw a bullpen session on Tuesday, which could put him on pace for game action by Thursday or Friday. |
| March 18, 2007 Kerry Wood, dealing with a strained right triceps, is able to throw, but he is not able to throw fastballs from the mound, according to the Chicago Tribune. "The fact that he could throw is good," pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. "It'll be better the more throwing he can do. We're not going to push it to get it sore again, but we'll keep him throwing to tolerance [of pain]. It's hard to answer [how long] until he gets on the mound and can go full bore." |
| March 18, 2007 The Cubs say they do not have a timetable for the return of Kerry Wood, who has a strained right triceps, an injury he suffered while pitching last Sunday, according to the AP. Wood has been playing catch, but the Cubs say they don't know when he'll throw from a mound. |
| March 17, 2007 Kerry Wood, who is dealing with a strain in his right triceps, is still considered day-to-day, according to the AP. He suffered the injury pitching against the Brewers on Sunday. |
| March 15, 2007 Kerry Wood hasn't pitched since Sunday and will miss a few more games while recovering from a strain in his right triceps, according to the AP. Wood suffered the injury when he overstrided on the mound during Sunday's game. |
| March 9, 2007 Kerry Wood allowed four runs in his one inning of work Thursday, with the runs coming on a Termel Sledge grand slam. On a positive note for Wood, he struck out the side. "I think I had better stuff this time than I did the last time," Wood told the Cubs official site. "My stuff was a little better this time. The results obviously weren't the same, but I felt I threw the ball very similar. The slider was better, the results weren't." |
| March 5, 2007 Kerry Wood pitched a perfect inning against Seattle in his spring debut on Monday, striking out one. The Cubs are converting Wood to relief this year in order to ease the stress on his shoulder, and he could be given a look in the closer role if the cards fall right. |
| March 4, 2007 The Cubs plan for Kerry Wood to make his exhibition debut on Monday, according to the Chicago Tribune. He's spent the offseason recovering from last year's rotator cuff injury. |
| March 2, 2007 Kerry Wood threw 35 pitches in live batting practice on Friday, and the team will evaluate him on Saturday, according to the AP. The Cubs hope Wood can pitch in a game next week. He spent the winter rehabilitating a shoulder injury. |
| February 25, 2007 Kerry Wood threw 27 pitches Saturday in his first batting-practice session, according to the Chicago Tribune. "He looked nice and comfortable out there," manager Lou Piniella said. "Very encouraging." |
| February 20, 2007 Kerry Wood threw 25 pitches off the mound Monday in his first prolonged throwing session since he hurt his chest after falling out of a hot tub last week, according to the Chicago Tribune. "Today was probably 80-85 percent [of normal velocity]," Wood said. "Once this chest thing becomes a non-issue and I get it completely out of the way, I'll be able to turn it up. But I was going full-out before I came to camp, so I was ready to go, and this thing has kind of slowed it down. I figure one or two more times off the mound and I should be ready to go." |
| February 18, 2007 Kerry Wood threw 10 pitches off a mound, his first action since slipping while getting out of a hot tub, according to the Chicago Tribune. "It was only 10 pitches, but the fact that he's on his legs tells me he feels good, arm-wise," pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. "When the [shoulder] injuries started cropping up, he didn't use his legs at all because he didn't want to create arm speed and cause problems. You can tell he has done a lot of work with balance." There's no truth to the rumors that the Cubs have surrounded Wood in bubble wrap to avoid more injuries. |
| February 15, 2007 Kerry Wood is considered day-to-day after slipping while getting out of a hot tub at his home, the AP reports. Wood landed on his stomach and chest. "It was just a little spill," Wood said Thursday. "I didn't think anything of it. Nothing's wrong. It's just going to be a few extra days. My arm feels great. My body feels good." Wood said he probably would not have thrown off the mound until Friday had he not gotten hurt. |