12-01-2008, 11:23 PM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Cubs have declined to offer arbitration to Kerry Wood and Bob Howry. Wood, a Type A free agent, just became a whole lot more attractive. The Cubs know he'll get multiyear offers elsewhere, but they figured he might prefer Chicago so much that he'd take the one-year deal to stay. Oddly, it's not something they wanted to risk, though if you asked us a couple of months ago, we'd have guessed they'd be thrilled to have Wood back on a one-year deal.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, that's stupid.
Well, that's stupid.