Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The Yankees approached last winter with the idea that they wanted to rest their veterans regularly in 2008. They pursued utility players such as Nick Green and Chris Woodward, promising them that, if they won a spot on the team, they would see regular action, plugging myriad holes.
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 03/29/2008
Chris Woodward signed a minor-league deal with the Phillies. The Reds are going to pay off LHP Mike Stanton and release him. INF Andy Phillips was assigned to minor league camp by the Reds. Toronto granted C Sal Fasano his unconditional release. LHP Mike Myers was released by the Dodgers. It appears LHP Ron Villone will make the Cardinals and [...]
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 03/29/2008
Former Met Chris Woodward was waived by the Yankees yesterday, and has been claimed by the Phillies. According to USA Today, he has signed a minor league contract. Now that we seem to have screwed up the Ruben Gotay situation, why didn’t we make a move for a cheap Chris Woodward? He knows many of our [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 03/29/2008
Philly.com : Phillies claim Lahey off waivers — The Phillies claimed righthander Tim Lahey off waivers from the Cubs and outrighted pitcher J.D. Durbin, infielder Ray Olmedo and outfielder Chris Snelling to triple A Lehigh Valley. — Infielder Chris Woodward was signed to a minor-league contract
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 03/28/2008
From philly.com: The Phillies claimed righthander Tim Lahey off waivers from the Cubs and outrighted pitcher J.D. Durbin, infielder Ray Olmedo and outfielder Chris Snelling to triple A Lehigh Valley. Infielder Chris Woodward was signed to a minor-league contract Lahey, a 6-5, 250-pound starter, played at Princveton. Lahey, 26, went to spring training with Chicago after being selected in December's...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
A couple hours after Chad Jennings informs us that utility infielder Nick Green chose not to use his opt-out clause, PeteAbe tells us that the Yanks cut fellow utility infielder Chris Woodward. Woodward hit .393-.414-.429 in 28 at-bats this spring, compared to Green who hit .160-.222-.280 in 25 AB’s. The Depth Chart has been updated [...]
Was Watching (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
Ed Price has a feature today in the Star Ledger on the battle between Nick Green, Cody Ransom and Chris Woodward to be the Yankees super-utility player this season. Since all three of these players can play anywhere on the diamond north of the pitcher's mound, the man with the best bat should get the nod. However, when it comes to players that rarely play, it's not fair to judge them by their batting...
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 03/01/2008
Here is the lineup: YANKEES Brett Gardner CF Derek Jeter SS Bobby Abreu RF Alex Rodriguez 3B Shelley Duncan 1B Morgan Ensberg DH Jose Molina C Greg Porter LF Chris Woodward 2B Pitching Chien-Ming Wang (2 innings) Darrell Rasner (1-2 innings) Chris Britton (1) Jon Albaladejo (1) Heath Phillips (1) Dan Giese (1) Ross Ohlendorf (1) PHILLIES Jimmy Rollins SS Shane Victorino CF Chase Utley 2B Ryan Howard...
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
As intrasquad games go, it wasn't fine art. The Yankees committed seven errors and issued eight walks in seven innings. The errors came from Brett Gardner, Justin Christian, Chris Woodward, Cody Ransom, Nick Green, Eduardo Nunez and Marcos Vechionacci. Keep in mind that it was 54 degrees and windy on a wet field. The only extra-base hit [...]
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 02/21/2008
2007 W-L: 84-78 2007 Pythag W-L: 2007 Payroll: ~87 mil 2008 Payroll: ~101 mil Coming: Mark Kotsay, Tom Glavine, Javier Lopez, Matt DeSalvo Going: Andruw Jones, Edgar Renteria, Ron Mahay, Julio Franco, Octavio Dotel, Willie Harris, Chad Paronto, Chris Woodward Sliding In: Despite acquiring the best bat available last deadline, the Braves missed the playoffs for an unheard of second straight season....
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 02/18/2008
We took a look at possible backup catchers and outfielders last time, which brings us to our final installment of the positional previews. I’ll be breaking down the candidates for backup infield spots. This is a group that was led by Scott Thorman and Chris Woodward last year, so you know how high the bar [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 02/14/2008
This past season was not a pretty year for the Atlanta bench. The two men who were brought in to fortify Bobby Cox’s reserves — Chris Woodward and Craig Wilson — both managed an OPS below .570. They combined with miserable performances from Scott Thorman, Ryan Langerhans, Pete Orr, and Brayan Pena among others to [...]
Was Watching (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
So, Ian Kennedy is now wearing #31. And, Phil Hughes is now wearing #34. (Chase Wright got Hughes' old #65 and Edwar Ramirez got Kennedy's old #36.) And, it appears that Chris Woodward has #11, Nick Green has #12, and Jason Lane got #19. Do low numbers mean they have an inside track on making the team?
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 12/06/2007
Over on his blog, Sweeny Murti is reporting that the Yankees could sign old friend Nick Green and Chris Woodward to minor-league deals. They would compete for a spot on the roster as a backup infielder. Green was a Yankee for a bit in 2006. Woodward was with the Mets for a stretch (05-06) and was [...]
Winding Road (Free subscription) | 08/28/2007
USA Today is the latest major news outlet to cotton on to the growing hatchback movement in the U.S., with a sizeable article in today's edition. Author Chris Woodward notes that offerings as diverse as the Dodge Caliber, Volvo C30 (they actually picture the SCC one-off… oops!), and even upcoming vehicles like Infiniti’s EX35 and BMW’s [...]
