Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena offered arbitration, while Kerry Wood pursued – MLB News
While the Chicago Cubs continue to reorganize the management hierarchy, the club has now decided to offer arbitration for Carlos Pena and Aramis Ramirez. The move is important because it will eventually enable the club to receive a compensatory Draft pick
if they sign with another team during the first and second rounds.
Both players are considered as Type B free agents. Also, it also came to be known that the Chicago Cubs have decided not to offer any arbitration to Kerry Wood. The move might well be construed as the willingness of the Cubs to get him back for the team.
Not offering arbitration for Kerry Wood, which Theo Epstein, the president of Chicago Cubs baseball operations stated was actually the desire of the Cubs to get Wood back. The 34-year-old reliever can now be expected to be part of the team for the upcoming
season.
"He makes us a better team because of what he brings to the bullpen, and he makes us a better organization because of what he brings to the clubhouse, his leadership," Epstein said.
The move comes amidst the Wednesday midnight final date of offering ranked free agents arbitration. Kerry Wood, who is known to have great attachment with the team, had once said retirement would be preferable to him than signing a contract with any other
team.
Kerry Wood would be coming with $1.5 million deal. With the 55 games that he made appearance in this year, he pitched 51 innings, giving up 45 hits and allowing 23 runs, five of which were homers. He contributed in three victories of the Chicago Cubs while
suffering five losses with a 3.35 ERA and 1.29 WHIP.
His career record stands at 3.64 ERA in 436 games that he has played, pitching 1371 innings and winning 86 games compared to 73 losses that he suffered.
Those, whom the Cubs did not offer any compensation due to their being unranked, were John Grabow, Reed Johnson, Rodrigo Lopez and Ramon Ortiz. With the move, the Chicago Cubs will almost have completed the roster now.
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