"I steal money"

"I steal money"

Kerry Wood and Joe Smith, the two relievers who were going to make the Indians’ bullpen whole again, are hurting. Wood has a sore back and Smith has a viral infection. They have not thrown since last weekend and manager Eric Wedge doesn’t know when they’ll pitch in a Cactus League game.

“He’s had a little bit of a sore back,” Wedge said, referring to Wood. “It works out fine for this part of camp. We’ve been slow-playing him a little bit.”

Wood stretched with the Indians on Wednesday morning and played catch. He’s tentatively scheduled to throw a bullpen session Friday. The sore back is a concern because Wood has been on the disabled list 12 times in the past 11 years with the Chicago Cubs. The Indians signed him to a two-year, $20.5 million contract in December to be their closer.

“I’m really liking that signing so far for the Indians,” said notable White Sox fan Happy. “I watched that guy piss off Cubs fans for a decade. It’ll be nice to watch him piss off Indians fans now.”

Cleveland Plain Dealer

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