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Wood, longest-tenured Cub, savoring ’16 season
- Updated: September 16, 2016
CHICAGO — Travis Wood is the longest-tenured Cub, joining the team in 2011 when the pitcher was acquired from the Reds along with Dave Sappelt and Ronald Torreyes for reliever Sean Marshall. In Wood’s first season, 2012, the Cubs lost 101 games. This year, the Cubs were on pace for more than 100 wins.
“We’ve definitely come a long ways from when I got here in ’12,” said Wood, who has gone from the rotation to the bullpen over that stretch. “Me and [Anthony Rizzo] are the only guys I remember from the start, and other than that, there are all new faces.”
The Cubs acquired Rizzo from the Padres in January 2012.
Wood was eagerly waiting to see what this year’s Cubs team will do.
“I’ve lost 100 before, but I’ve never won 100,” Wood said. “I hope we can get there.”
• Cubs reliever Pedro Strop, on the disabled list since Aug. 11 with a torn meniscus in his left knee, threw a bullpen session for the first time on Thursday. The Cubs are hoping he can be activated in time to get five or six appearances during the regular season.
• The Cubs named outfielder Eloy Jimenez and right-handed pitcher Trevor Clifton the …
