Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95 ERA) is the longest tenured Cub in the Chicago clubhouse. Now, read that sentence again, out loud, and let it sink in. A guy who always seemed to plateau at a fifth or sixth starter role is the most senior player on this overhauled Chicago Cubs roster.
To some, this may seem like Theo Epstein & Co. slowly slipping into senility. Why would they keep a guy who doesn’t have the star-power of Kris Bryant or Anthony Rizzo or the championship pedigree of Jon Lester and David Ross?