Travis Wood Would Be a Great Re-Addition, Wouldn’t He?

For most of the offseason it has been assumed Travis Wood would move on from Chicago as a free agent. But that was before sought-after starter Tyson Ross opted to sign with the Texas Rangers over the Cubs. In the time since, rumors linking Wood back to the North Side have been growing. Some have even suggested that the part-time left fielder could be the sixth man in the rotation.

I’d like to make the case for Woody to come back to Chicago, just not as a starter.

Wood came to the Cubs from Cincinnati in exchange for Sean Marshall in 2012. The slugging pitcher was used exclusively as a starter over his first three seasons in Chicago, during which he was inconsistent to say the least. The 2012…