Fukudome interest?

[dew1679666265]

Rumor has it the Cubs would be willing to eat part of Fukudome's contract in a trade:

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/07/cubs-willing-to-eat-part-of-fukudome-contract.html

 

Shocking that a team isn't going to play 20M plus for our 4th outfielder.

 

For what it's worth, he shouldn't be our 4th outfielder.

[Splendid Splinter]

Yeah that reason is Mike Cameron is AWESOME defensively in CF.

 

if by "is" you mean "was" then i agree 100%. he's 37 years old now and isn't fast any more.

 

Well... He was still above average when he was the Brewers the past 2 years before this season. I haven't seen him in Boston this year to say how he is defensively now. Maybe he's not AWESOME anymore, but I meant it like overall in his career. Beside like 2007 (with the Padres), I don't know another year where he wasn't above average. He was for sure better than Edmonds though.

[MWV]

Cameron is done for the season and Ellsbury may be as well. While Kalish may well a long term OF solution, I wonder if the Sox might have renewed interest in Fukudome? I assume he has cleared/will clear waivers?

[RynoRules]

Cameron is done for the season and Ellsbury may be as well. While Kalish may well a long term OF solution, I wonder if the Sox might have renewed interest in Fukudome? I assume he has cleared/will clear waivers?

 

Now if we were able to off-load half his contract and get a couple of prospects from the BoSox, that would be something.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Cameron is done for the season and Ellsbury may be as well. While Kalish may well a long term OF solution, I wonder if the Sox might have renewed interest in Fukudome? I assume he has cleared/will clear waivers?

 

Now if we were able to off-load half his contract and get a couple of prospects from the BoSox, that would be something.

 

in 3rd place and 6 games back, the Red Sox arent completly out of it, but I dont think there close enough to contention to warrant giving up anything of value for Fukudome, especially considering the fact that the 2 teams ahead of them are signifacantly better.

[Wheelimus]

If they were willing to take on all of his contract though they wouldn't have to give up anything of value.