What better way to spend the offseason than by reflecting on the shortcomings of former potential world-beater Chicago Cubs pitchers who just couldn’t put it all together? For Mark Prior and Kerry Wood, it’s a narrative of “what could have been.”
That’s not not the most glamorous category to be lumped into. Wood and Prior have similar stories. They were teammates for a five-year stretch with the Cubs. And though Wood had a significantly longer career, both failed to reach the heights scouts had set for them before being drafted.
Injuries abound for Kid K
Kerry Wood, affectionately nicknamed “Kid K” by Cubs fans, was drafted in the 1st round, fourth overall by the Chicago Cubs in 1995.