Is that Kerry Wood in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
Add another pitcher to the Electric Stuff! pile. Cashman has acquired Kerry Wood.
The acquisition sounds like another case of scouting versus stats, because Wood has eaten corn the long way this season. To his defense, he’s only pitched 20 innings, but that’s because he’s been on the DL twice. He’s walked 4.95 batters per nine innings, which is higher than anyone on the Yankees’ staff. His strikeouts are down by over 2 per nine innings compared to 2009. His xFIP is a ballooned 5.04.
The last time the Yankees relied on scouting to acquire a reliever was with the late Chan Ho Park, in which they basically ignored a career’s worth of stats. That didn’t work out well.
It’s a low cost (it’s only money) acquisition, but we wouldn’t let Wood touch important situations until he proves himself. If he has been obtained for high-leverage situations, this is a move that could easily backfire.
23 Comments
Steve Phillips July 31, 2010 21:22
I don’t get this move.
Jim Leyritz's Cellmate July 31, 2010 21:50
But he struck out like thirty guys in six innings once!!!!11
mark pryor July 31, 2010 22:10
Great move. The greatest photoshop ever.
really nomaass July 31, 2010 22:21
hold on, the cashman replaces chan ho park and you guys find a way to be upset? I can’t see it.
Its a low risk high reward move, which is really the only way to approach reliever deadline trades. they lose nothing and aren’t likely to gain much, anything they do is gravy, and that’s all they needed.
Sensitive RAB guy July 31, 2010 22:28
meh…
Brandon July 31, 2010 22:33
The Indians are paying the tab, so meh.
Joe July 31, 2010 22:42
Can’t be worse than CHoP
Geoff July 31, 2010 22:45
Low risk, high reward= great move.
smurfy July 31, 2010 23:19
Smelleth the pure, solid Wood
Richard Wood July 31, 2010 23:42
Not worse than CHOP, but equal to.
Kool Aid Drinking Fans July 31, 2010 23:42
Low risk, high reward, low risk, high reward, low risk, high reward, low risk, high reward, low risk, high reward
Woody Wood Pecker July 31, 2010 23:53
Yo Kerry, I’ Happy for ya and IMA letchoo finish but woody harelson is the best wood related name guy ever
Praveen August 1, 2010 00:10
ehh low risk high reward type of players usually ends up becoming a big liability . Just ask the 3rd place Boston red sox
Kool Aid Drinking Fans August 1, 2010 00:20
Exactly, Praveen. Some fans just spout off talking points. It’s low risk until Girardi uses him in the 7th or 8th and he walks everybody he sees.
History Professor August 1, 2010 02:36
That’s when you hope Cashman pulls the plug on KWood and calls up Alby or someone else. But if this trade didn’t go through Cash was going to stick with CHoP. It’s not like he was about to DFA Park anyways and a trade for Wood just happened to come about. We may wish it was otherwise, but that’s reality.
Wood is replacing Park, not Joba (although that’s an entirely different issue) or Robertson. Is Wood better than Park? I say yes, and I also think he can be a lot better than Park. That’s why it’s low risk high reward.
snowballs August 1, 2010 08:16
is Joba hitting the steak sauce?
BNBG August 1, 2010 10:04
You stay classy, NoMaas.
Octavio Dotel August 1, 2010 11:17
Everyone deserves a chance. I was low risk high reward once too. Look how that turned out.
TheTruthIsHere August 1, 2010 12:27
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Its still is one of the worst photoshops this site has done, in contrast to old nomaas photoshops lately they are very dull, the same could be said of the forum and the entire layout.
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Brett Pedroia August 1, 2010 20:42
Does Cash”kid” have wood?
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