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Red Sox Eyeing Kosuke Fukudome?
Kosume Fukudome is a 30 year-old outfielder currently playing for the Chunichi Dragons. Mike Plugh praises his doubles power and has described him as an on-base machine with a rifle arm on defense. He may compare to Hideki Matsui in some ways. Should Fukudome come over to the Majors after this season, it won't involve the posting process. He'll be a free agent.
According to injury guru and occasional rumormonger Will Carroll (subscription required), the Red Sox already have their eye on Fukudome. Carroll doesn't expect the Sox to acquire a long-term outfielder like Rocco Baldelli this summer because of their interest in Fukudome.
I will have to find out if Fukudome could play a credible center field or return to third base. Otherwise, such a signing would only seem to make sense for Boston if they moved Manny Ramirez. They don't seem likely to try J.D. Drew as the regular CF.
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1. How much do you think Fukodome will get?
2. Do you think he is an option for the Braves to replace some of the offense from Andruw.
Posted by: was385 | April 29, 2007 at 12:42 PM
I haven't heard anything about a Red Sox interest in Fukudome, but if they were it has to be for a 3b replacing Lowell. We're getting a congested outfield and adding Fukudome to the Coco/WMP/Ellsbury/Murphy mix would be silly.
Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | April 29, 2007 at 01:13 PM
4 years, $45MM or so? Wild guess.
Posted by: RotoAuthority | April 29, 2007 at 01:29 PM
so do you think he could be an option for the Braves?
Posted by: was385 | April 29, 2007 at 01:31 PM
Fukudome doesn't compare to Hideki Matsui at all in any facet of the game. Fukudome is a plus defender and more of a Todd Helton type of hitter. Matsui was a power hitter in Japan and is far from a gold glove cailbur defender. If I were to guess what it'd take to sign him, it'd probably take a 3-year deal which granted free agency at the end of it probably worth $15-18M plus incentives.
Posted by: TNS | April 29, 2007 at 07:50 PM
What happened to my post about the pronunciation of his last name? Deleted because of the use of the F word? or did it not correctly post - although I could swear it was there at one time
Posted by: touchmymonkey | April 30, 2007 at 11:18 AM
It's Foo-Koo-Do-Me. Like every other Japanese pronunciation of its type. Its hideki Mat-soo-e not Mat-Suck-e. I guess a stupid question gets a stupid response.
Posted by: CubsFan84 | April 30, 2007 at 12:40 PM
It's Foo-Koo. Like every other Japanese pronunciation of its type. Its hideki Mat-soo-e not Mat-Suck-e. I guess a stupid question gets a stupid response.
Posted by: CubsFan84 | April 30, 2007 at 12:40 PM
Hey cubsfan84 - asking what happened to my post is a stupid question? why? I was just wondering if Roto took it off intentionally so I know as to not make any more posts with vulgarites.
My apologies for not speaking japanese and knowing how they say names. Since your so friggin fantastic at this - how do you pronounce Theriots name? espn calls him Ther-e-o but cubs annoucers go with TerryO
Posted by: touchmymonkey | April 30, 2007 at 01:04 PM
Yes, I took it out because it was stupid and vulgar.
Posted by: RotoAuthority | April 30, 2007 at 01:52 PM
My apologies if my humor offended - no problem with you deleting my post. Looking forward to the lack of stupid posts -and no more vulgarites should make for a better site
Posted by: touchmymonkey | April 30, 2007 at 02:11 PM
guess i should apologise for my lack of spelling skills too lol
Posted by: touchmymonkey | April 30, 2007 at 02:51 PM
ha.. this an an old post but i gotta comment on it.. glad the cubs made the move for him.. he'll offer them some great all around help.. should be a very fundamental player just like other japanese players to join the mlb..
http://www.kosukefukudome.org
Posted by: kosukefukudomefan | January 13, 2008 at 03:46 AM