Cubs Willing To Pay $12-15MM Per Year For Fukudome?
According to Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune, it "sounds like the Cubs might go as high as $12-15MM per year" for outfielder Kosuke Fukudome. He adds that Fukudome would have to be willing to take less money to play on the West Coast if he is to become a Padre. Many players have before, so don't go buying those Fukudome Cubs jerseys just yet.
Krasovic also has a note on Andruw Jones. Apparently the only other concrete offer outside of the Dodgers was a two-year, $22MM one from the Royals.
I honestly think Fukudome will become a Cub. The Cubs have centered there whole offseason around him and I don't think Hendry will lose out on him like he did Furcal two years ago. The price of 12-15mm a year is right on with my 3 year deal worth 44 million dollars. According to ML sources the Padres are close to signing Milton Bradley to a deal meaning there using him as a fall back plan if they don't land Fuk. I really hope he decides to come the Cubs!
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The talks about Roberts has cooled off some from yesterday but according to sources " the trade is still on the table." The O's said they would prefer to trade Tejeda or Bedard before the complete a trade for Roberts. This deal looks like it will go down. The rumored players on the table are Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, and a decent prospect( not pie, hart, etc). I think the O's might want Marshall in the deal instead of Gallagher or both. As long as were not giving up Hill it is fine by me.
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The Cubs are Hot over Chone Figgins as well. They want to add speed to the team and Figgins would give that to them. The Cubs would have Figgins play CF, leaving Pie to play RF if Fukudome or another RF is added, or he is back in AAA for 08, or he is traded for pitching or a upgrade at SS. It would be great to get Figgins in CF, Fukudome in RF and Roberts at 2b. Hendry would deserve an A+++++++ if he got that deal done without giving up Hill, Marmol, Hart or our franchise players like Aram, Lee, and Z.
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Here is the quote of the day, read into it if you must, I did!
"[Hendry] promised me that by Christmas, I'll be very happy," Piniella said. "Things take time to materialize. We have a fairly good game plan. At the same time, things we would be interested in doing now, other teams want us to wait. I like our game plan -- just have some patience and it will come to fruition." -cubs.com
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According to MLBTR-
UPDATE, 12-6-07 at 7:39pm: Sandy Alderson was on 1090 AM XX Sports Radio tonight. He said the Padres gave Fukudome one of the top two or three offers the team ever proposed. An answer from Fukudome is expected tonight or tomorrow.
Please don't lose Fukudome!!
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From that Nippon whatever site, It states aquisition-minded Cubs 5 year 6.6 billion Yen. I am REALLY reading between the lines… That’s Fukudome to Cubs for 5 Years/59 Million… The Padres 4/40 doesn’t really stand up, does it???
Ran a couple of more Japanese translators, and all seem to come up with the same kind of words. To read way too much into it, putting 2 and 2 together to get 5, I read.. Fukudome is enthusiatic to play in America. Also, the acquisition-minded Cubs offered a 5 year 6.6 Billion Yen ($59.22 MM). The representation (Which I take to mean Agent) said, (obviously translated) “in Japan with extraordinary annual salary, means to destroy the annual salary system of the Japanese player largely. There is no excuse in the player who has been restricted to the giants. The Ramirez negotiation where the remaining behind negotiation (years and salary) broken off is advanced, but there was also a possibility of soaring in the money aspect, in parallel with the other new foreign player and it came to the point of investigating. To me this statement not only directly refers to the Ramirez deal, but also explains an early opt-out scenario where Fukudome can make an “Extrodinary ammout of money.”
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