12-02-2008, 09:59 AM
<!--quoteo(post=616:date=Dec 2 2008, 07:41 AM:name=sleepyhead)-->QUOTE (sleepyhead @ Dec 2 2008, 07:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=605:date=Dec 2 2008, 07:19 AM:name=coolpoppa)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (coolpoppa @ Dec 2 2008, 07:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=602:date=Dec 2 2008, 07:16 AM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Dec 2 2008, 07:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Gregg and Marmol = Wood and Marmol, so that's not the issue for me. I wanted the fucking draft picks, I don't care that Wood is gone, he's not a difference maker.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, there's that, too. The thing is, Wood may have taken arbritration. Worst case is, we have Gregg, Wood and Marmol... doesn't sound too bad.... otherwise, we get the picks. Seems to be a win/win to me.
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I don't think everyone is really facing facts that we are clearly operating with a finite budget. With options, I think Wood made close to $7 million last year and was relatively healthy. In arbitration, he would have made more than that. Spending $8-10 million for one year of Wood is not what you do when you have a set amount of money to spend.
Don't get me wrong, Wood has been my favorite Cub for years and I hate the thought of him going elsewhere. But this isn't about the Cubs being stubborn pricks, it's about the need to spend that money elsewhere. Plain and simple.
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I can live with the fact that it was a money decision, but why wasn't it explained by the Cubs as a money issue. They made it out to be a contact issue where they only wanted him for 1 year and he wanted multiple years. Had they been upfront and just said, "We love Kerry, but we have some holes to fill and we're under a budget." I would have been fine.
Well, there's that, too. The thing is, Wood may have taken arbritration. Worst case is, we have Gregg, Wood and Marmol... doesn't sound too bad.... otherwise, we get the picks. Seems to be a win/win to me.
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I don't think everyone is really facing facts that we are clearly operating with a finite budget. With options, I think Wood made close to $7 million last year and was relatively healthy. In arbitration, he would have made more than that. Spending $8-10 million for one year of Wood is not what you do when you have a set amount of money to spend.
Don't get me wrong, Wood has been my favorite Cub for years and I hate the thought of him going elsewhere. But this isn't about the Cubs being stubborn pricks, it's about the need to spend that money elsewhere. Plain and simple.
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I can live with the fact that it was a money decision, but why wasn't it explained by the Cubs as a money issue. They made it out to be a contact issue where they only wanted him for 1 year and he wanted multiple years. Had they been upfront and just said, "We love Kerry, but we have some holes to fill and we're under a budget." I would have been fine.
I got nothin'.
Andy
Andy