mvn.com - 12/12/2007
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We all know the Cubs and Hendry will acquire a left-handed hitting right fielder next year. Even if said player is considerably worse than a right-handed option because, gad-nabbit, we need a lefty there. Here are the Cubs options:
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Kosuke Fukudome - It appears he’s what the Cubs hearts desire, above average defense, left-handed, versatile in the outfield and with a keen ...
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Fukudome a Cub for Four Years
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... $48-56M. So it appears that Fukudome will make as much as or more than Derrek Lee ($13M per), despite coming off an elbow injury that required surgery and limited him to half a season last year. Combine that with Alfonso Soriano's $13M in 2008 (escalating to $18M per by 2010) and you have a very expensive outfield even if the third outfielder -- Felix Pie ? Matt Murton ? -- makes minimum wage. Given the alternatives for starting outfielders , Fukudome appears to have been the best option available. For the second year in a row, Jim Hendry outbids everyone for that ...
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sports.espn.go.com 12/12/2007 — The Chicago Cubs and Kosuke Fukudome have reportedly agreed on a four-year deal, but the exact dollar amount was still being worked out. Earlier media reports said that the Cubs were willing to pay the career .305 hitter between $12 million and $14 million per season.
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msn.foxsports.com 12/12/2007 — The deal, first reported by WGN Radio in Chicago, is expected to be for approximately $12 million per season, sources said. Fukudome, 30, gives the Cubs a left-handed hitter who will balance their heavily right-handed lineup. He is expected to be the ...
Cubs land Fukudome
suntimes.com 12/12/2007 — The Cubs reached agreement tonight with Japanese free agent Kosuke Fukudome on a four-year deal, according to sources, beating out the White Sox and San Diego Padres for Japan's top hitter.
The deal is believed to be worth $45 million to $50 million.
Fukudome to Cubs at 4/$48: Here's what to expect.
breakingballs.riveraveblues.com 12/12/2007 — Can Kosuke Fukudome become the first big Japanese star of the central US states? Only time will tell, but his track record suggests that it is not out of the realm of possibility. What will it take for Fukudome to make a successful transition to the Big Leagues? The NL Central and its pitching will help, but it is all about those big league fastballs.
Cubs land Fukudome on ChicagoSports.com
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 12/12/2007 — The Cubs signed Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to a four-year deal late Tuesday, outbidding San Diego and the White Sox to gain the services of their primary off-season target. Terms of the deal were not immediately known, though it's believed ...
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NY Post: Sports 12/12/2007
BASEBALL: Fukudome, Cubs agree Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome and the Cubs reached preliminary agreement yesterday on a $48 million, four-year contract. The deal is subject to a physical, a person familiar with the negotiations told the...
