The Chicago Cubs and right-handed pitcher Kerry Wood have agreed to a one year, $1.5 million deal. Wood returns home to the MLB organization that originally selected him in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1995 June Draft. The righthander made his big league debut with the Cubs in 1998 and pitched for the club through the 2008 season, compiling a 77-61 record with … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Bring Back Kerry Wood: 1 Yr, $1.5 Million
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Chicago Cubs Sign 1B Carlos Pena: 1 Yr, $10 Million
The Chicago Cubs and first baseman Carlos Pena today agreed to terms on a one-year contract. Reportedly for $10 million. Pena, 32, has averaged 36 home runs and 102 RBI in each of the last four seasons since becoming a regular starter with the Tampa Bay Rays beginning with the 2007 campaign. With 144 home runs and 404 RBI as a first baseman the last four years, Pena … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Sign 1B Carlos Pena: 1 Yr, $10 Million