Wood

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<!--quoteo(post=616:date=Dec 2 2008, 08:41 AM:name=sleepyhead)-->QUOTE (sleepyhead @ Dec 2 2008, 08:41 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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Bingo, well said Sleepy.