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Blake Wood | Relief Pitcher

Team: Kansas City Royals
Ht / Wt:  6'5' / 240
Age / DOB:  (26) / 8/8/1985
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Blake Wood underwent successful Tommy John surgery Friday.
Wood will miss the rest of the season and figures to be a little behind at the start of the 2013 campaign. The 26-year-old right-hander had a 3.75 ERA and 62/32 K/BB ratio over 69 2/3 innings out of the Royals' bullpen last year. May 25 - 5:42 PM
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter

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Blake Wood - R - Royals

Royals transferred RHP Blake Wood from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

The move clears a spot for the newly-promoted Will Smith on the 40-man roster. Wood is expected to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery in the next couple of weeks and figures to miss the early part of the 2013 season.
May 22 - 2:58 PM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Blake Wood will undergo Tommy John surgery within the next two weeks.

Wood hasn't pitched in the majors this season due to what was originally described as an irritated ulnar nerve in his right elbow. He'll be sidelined for the rest of the season and likely for the early part of 2013, as well. The 26-year-old right-hander had a 3.75 ERA and 62/32 K/BB ratio over 69 2/3 innings out of the Royals' bullpen last year.
Source: Kansas City Royals on Twitter
May 18 - 5:45 PM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Royals placed RHP Blake Wood on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26, with an irritated ulnar nerve in his right elbow.

Wood is expected to miss most of the first month of the season. The 26-year-old right-hander had a 3.75 ERA and 62/32 K/BB ratio over 69 2/3 innings out of the Royals' bullpen last year.
Apr 5 - 3:33 PM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Blake Wood (elbow) said Thursday said that he doesn't expect to return until late-April.

Wood is currently sidelined with right elbow soreness and is expected to be reevaulated after 10-14 days. He'll need to go on a throwing program before returning to game action. The 26-year-old right-hander had a 3.75 ERA and 62/32 K/BB ratio over 69 2/3 innings out of the Royals' bullpen last season.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Mar 22 - 11:42 AM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

The Royals announced that Blake Wood (elbow) will be shut down for 10-14 days.

Wood was forced from Saturday's game due to tightness in his pitching elbow. It's an issue he's dealt with for a while now and it's gotten worse. The good news is that it doesn't appear Wood has anything structurally wrong with his elbow. The bad is that it could still threaten his availability for Opening Day. Stay tuned.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Mar 18 - 6:23 PM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Blake Wood (elbow) is expected to miss at least a week of action.

The good news is that it doesn't appear Wood has anything structurally wrong with the elbow. The bad is that it could still threaten his availability for Opening Day. He posted a 3.75 ERA and 8.0 K/9 rate last season for the Royals.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Mar 18 - 2:46 PM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports that Blake Wood was forced from Saturday's game due to "progressive tightness" in his pitching elbow.

Wood will be examined Sunday, as evidently it's an issue he's had for a while now and it's gotten worse. Slated to be a middle reliever for Kansas City this season, we'll update his status when more is known.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Mar 18 - 8:23 AM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Royals recalled RHP Blake Wood from Triple-A Omaha.

He'll replace the injured Robinson Tejeda on the active roster. Wood, 25, posted a 5.07 ERA and 31/22 K/BB ratio over 49 2/3 innings last season. He'll function as a middle reliever.
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 03:15:00 PM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Blake Wood, who had been out with a bad back, returned to action out of the Royals' pen on Sunday.

He pitched a scoreless inning and recorded a hold in the outing. Those of you in leagues deep enough to be paying attention to Blake Wood may continue to ignore him.
Sun, Aug 29, 2010 04:49:00 PM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Blake Wood (backs) is now available out of the bullpen.

The right-hander hasn't pitched since August 19 because of a sore back. He'll resume his role as a well below average setup man for Joakim Soria.
Source: Kansas City Star
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 09:56:00 AM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Blake Wood has been unavailable to pitch lately due to a bad back.

Wood said he has dealt with back pain on and off since having herniated disc surgery in 2007, and on August 14 he woke up in pain. "We’ve been monitoring him a little bit," Royals manager Ned Yost said Sunday. "Nothing serious. We might give Woody one more day depending on how he feels." Wood felt good after throwing off a mound Sunday, so he should be available to pitch Monday.
Source: Kansas City Star
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 10:05:00 AM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Royals recalled RHP Blake Wood from Triple-A Omaha.

Wood spent all of 2009 at Double-A Arkansas and posted rather unimpressive numbers, but the Royals got him started at Triple-A this season anyway. He rewarded the faith with 16 2/3 innings of solid relief pitching for Omaha and should bring a little consistency to the big league bullpen.
Wed, May 12, 2010 04:59:00 PM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

Royals optioned RHP Blake Wood to Triple-A Omaha.

Wood allowed four runs in 7 2/3 innings of work this spring. The 24-year-old former third round pick posted a 5.83 ERA and 1.53 WHIP in 17 games (13 starts) for Double-A Northwest Arkansas last season. He's slated to give Triple-A a try for the first time in his professional career.
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 03:10:00 PM
Blake Wood - R - Royals

In just his second start since moving up, Blake Wood hurled a shutout and struck out 10 for Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday.

Wood has made 12 starts between Single-A Wilmington and Northwest Arkansas and gone 4-2 with a 2.55 ERA, 42 H and 79/17 K/BB in 70 2/3 innings. His curveball probably won't be quite the go-to pitch in the majors that it's been in the minors, but with the way his changeup has improved, he should be able to make it as a starter.
Thu, Jun 5, 2008 03:47:00 AM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Salvador Perez
2Humberto Quintero
3Brayan Peña
4Manuel Pina
1B1Eric Hosmer
2B1Chris Getz
2Yuniesky Betancourt
3Johnny Giavotella
4Irving Falu
SS1Alcides Escobar
3B1Mike Moustakas
LF1Alex Gordon
2Mitch Maier
CF1Lorenzo Cain
RF1Jeff Francoeur
DH1Billy Butler
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Luke Hochevar
2Bruce Chen
3Jonathan Sanchez
4Felipe Paulino
5Danny Duffy
6Nate Adcock
7William Smith
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Jonathan Broxton
2Greg Holland
3Aaron Crow
4Blake Wood
5Tim Collins
6Jose Mijares
7Everett Teaford
8Kelvin Herrera
9Louis Coleman
10Luis Mendoza
11Joakim Soria