If such a swap granted us the image of Fukudome taking a bat to one of the Milwaukee sausages with the might and grace of a samurai warrior, I would support it on a temporary basis.
The 40-man sits at 39 even with the Edmonds signing. They'd only have to clear a 25-man spot, accomplished by putting Ward on the DL. The only number question, really, is what uni # he'd wear; I count 6, 13 and 29 as suitable numbers available.
I do recall that he dropped a good amount of weight and tweaked his hitting mechanics prior to last season, but other than that it's just a young man developing as a hitter in his mid-20's.
Cubs press release is up too. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080514&content_id=2704158&vkey=pr_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc Uni no. 15, will be in uniform tomorrow. The 40-man sat at 39 prior to his addition, so no additional roster moves were needed.
That was precisely the report on him from one of the Nats broadcasters when the Cubs signed him, that one week he looks like he could homer off Jesus himself, and the next he'll look terrible.