PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Could Wood silence the wood again?
Mar 2 2017
It looks like the fifth slot in the rotation is the only one open after Jason Hammel (RHP, KC) signed with KC. Matt Dodge reviewed Travis Wood (LHP, KC; pictured above as a Cub) in the February 16 PT Today with warnings about his 2016 xERA (4.75) and a Dom (6.9) that tumbled back to historic levels. There may be small signs of hope. Wood has surrendered his fair share of homers as both an SP and RP, but in 2016, seven of the eight HR he allowed were launched at Wrigley Field. He moves from a field that rates a +16% for RHB HRs to a stadium that depresses righty round-trippers by 19%. And it would need to carry over from a relief role to starter, but Wood logged 2016 career bests in FpK% (66%) and ground ball rate (37%...
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