So Taguchi

[HoopsCubs]

The guy had a .350 OBP last year (.370 against left-handed pitching) and started 41 games in CF.

 

Although he's 38, I wonder if the Cubs might sign him to a 1 year-deal to platoon with Pie, but more importantly, to give Fukudome a teammate to talk to everyday in his native tongue as he's getting used to his first year in the States.

 

Hoops

[Yanksfan1523]

An Ex-Cardinal? Isn't that Blasphemy?

[questionmarkgrace]

Its not the worst idea in the world. But i do know that Soriano speaks japanese pretty well from his years with the Hiroshima Carp, and Derek Lee spent a portion of his childhood there while his father was playing ball.

[Sweet Swinging Billy]

Yanksfan1523 wrote: "An Ex-Cardinal? Isn't that Blasphemy?"

 

--- Yes, but God hates the sin, not the sinner. Besides God wills that all men be SAVED.

Even ex-Cardinals. We can CONVERT him to be a Cub! What do you think?

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

So, Taguchi,.....sucks.

[WrigleyField 22]

Can't we like hire a little Japanese batboy for Kosuke to talk to? It would be a lot cheaper, and we could use that roster spot for something other than a translator/friend.

 

Plus like others said, Soriano and Lee speak a little. Although if Soriano's Japanese is anything like his English I don't think Kosuke will have long conversations with him.

[Yanksfan1523]

Yanksfan1523 wrote: "An Ex-Cardinal? Isn't that Blasphemy?"

 

--- Yes, but God hates the sin, not the sinner. Besides God wills that all men be SAVED.

Even ex-Cardinals. We can CONVERT him to be a Cub! What do you think?

 

Preach on!!

[Clem Fandango]

So Taguchi is 38? Holy crap, I thought he was like 26

[CuseCubFan69]

So Taguchi is 38? Holy crap, I thought he was like 26

 

Yeah, I thought he was in his lower 30's.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

So Taguchi is 38? Holy crap, I thought he was like 26

26? he's almost been with the Cardinals that many years

[javy knows my name]

So Taguchi is 38? Holy crap, I thought he was like 26

26? he's almost been with the Cardinals that many years

I thought he'd only been in the states for five or six...

[Post Count Padder]

So?

[Wheelimus]

No thanks. For the million it'd cost, we could hire 5 of Fukudome's friends to be his personal assistants/translators.

 

And in a pinch they'd probably be better baseball players than So Taguchi.

[98navigator]

An Ex-Cardinal? Isn't that Blasphemy?

 

Johnny Damon :-"

[craig]

I think Taguchi might fit, depending on what else happens. Taguchi is a career .289 hitter with a .337 OBP and a .735 OPS vs LHP. Hardly exciting. But based on Felix's splits versus lefties with Cubs, in VWL, and in minors, I think Pie could be **a lot** worse versus lefties than So's norm.

 

I'd prefer somebody better. And I'm not sure how we'd fit him onto the roster as it's currently constructed.

 

Only way he'd fit is if we trade some of the current guys (like Murton, and perhaps also Cedeno), or if it becomes obvious that Cedeno **can't** play CF and Kosuke **won't** play CF and we can't find or afford a RH CFer better than Taguchi. Might also be a nonroster invitee candidate.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Taguchi has nothing left. Pagan is a better option.

[UMFan83]

An Ex-Cardinal? Isn't that Blasphemy?

 

Johnny Damon :-"

 

:lol:

[Roast]

An Ex-Cardinal? Isn't that Blasphemy?

 

Johnny Damon :-"

 

:lol:

 

well played.

[Yanksfan1523]

An Ex-Cardinal? Isn't that Blasphemy?

 

Johnny Damon :-"

 

And the day theat Blasphemous bastard leaves, We can have a party at my house!!

 

There weren't many Yankees fans clamoring to bruing him in!

[circlecitycub]

Can't we like hire a little Japanese batboy for Kosuke to talk to? It would be a lot cheaper, and we could use that roster spot for something other than a translator/friend.

 

Plus like others said, Soriano and Lee speak a little. Although if Soriano's Japanese is anything like his English I don't think Kosuke will have long conversations with him.

 

What about Yosh?

[danonwaveland]

We don't need Taguchi. Yosh Kawano will be Fukudome's drinking buddy.

 

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Sandberg>Mazeroski>Morgan

[craig]

Taguchi has nothing left. Pagan is a better option.

 

Yeah, could well be. Pagan's got a .280 OBP vs RHP in his short career, though, and it was .269 this year. Not sure that a Pagan who was just .269-OBP vs LHP is better option than Taguchi who was just .350-vs-LHP.

 

But, hopefully Pagan will be getting better, and obviously Taguchi's at an age where he could go downhill fast. Plus, of course, the guy might face some RHP too, even if not necessarily very often.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Angel Pagan is just like Carlos Beltran, remember?

[Guest]

So Taguchi is 38? Holy crap, I thought he was like 26

 

He's like the anti-Albert Pujols.

[HoopsCubs]

George Ofman on WSCR AM-670 is reporting that the Cubs are looking into signing Taguchi.