Wood returning to Cubs on one-year deal
The Cubs and right-handed pitcher Kerry Wood agreed to terms on a one-year contract, the team announced Monday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The coming season will mark the 30-year-old Wood's 14th in the Cubs organization. He has a 72-57 record and 3.67 ERA in 211 appearances (178 starts) in all or part of nine major league seasons with Chicago. Wood was selected by the Cubs with the fourth overall pick in the 1995 draft.
Wood ranks fourth on Chicago's all-time strikeout list with 1,323, while his .215 batting average against is the lowest of any Cub pitcher in franchise history with a minimum 1,000 innings pitched.
Wood was used exclusively in relief last season for the first time in his career. He was 1-1 with a 3.33 ERA in 22 appearances after making his season debut Aug. 5 vs. the Mets. Wood missed nearly 14 months due to right shoulder ailments.
It isn't known if he will continue in a relief role in 2008.