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Kosuke Fukudome RFYankees

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Birth Date	4-26-1977
Height	6' 0"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	36 years, 0 months, 26 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 2.42009
: 1.62010
: 1.12011
: -0.22012
: 0.52013
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2008	CHN	31	150	590	501	79	129	25	3	10	190	81	104	1	5	2	58	12	4	.257	.359	.379	.257	12.8	2.1	1.4
2009	CHN	32	146	603	499	79	129	38	5	11	210	93	112	3	5	3	54	6	10	.259	.375	.421	.273	26.1	-3.0	2.4
2010	CHN	33	130	429	358	45	94	20	2	13	157	64	67	0	4	3	44	7	8	.263	.371	.439	.279	14.2	1.5	1.6
2011	CHN	34	87	345	293	33	80	15	2	3	108	46	57	1	0	5	13	2	2	.273	.374	.369	.270	6.9	2.7	1.0
2011	CLE	34	59	258	237	26	59	12	1	5	88	15	53	3	2	1	22	2	4	.249	.300	.371	.233	-4.3	4.6	0.0
2012	CHA	35	24	51	41	2	7	1	0	0	8	8	9	0	2	0	4	0	1	.171	.294	.195	.221	-1.6	0.1	-0.2
Career			596	2276	1929	264	498	111	13	42	761	307	402	8	18	14	195	29	29	.258	.359	.395	.264	54.2	7.9	6.4

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2008	CHN	MLB	150	590	.257	.263	.323	.418	.000	.304	106	-2.1	16.5	-5.8	2.1	2.9	12.8	1.4	12.8	1.4
2009	CHN	MLB	146	603	.273	.262	.325	.418	.000	.310	103	8.6	16.7	-0.1	-3.0	-0.3	26.1	2.4	26.1	2.4
2010	CHN	MLB	130	429	.279	.253	.314	.396	.000	.287	105	8.3	12.0	-4.2	1.5	-0.4	14.2	1.6	14.2	1.6
2011	CHN	MLB	87	345	.270	.257	.312	.407	.000	.330	106	3.4	5.9	-3.3	2.7	-1.4	6.9	1.0	6.9	1.0
2011	CLE	MLB	59	258	.233	.261	.314	.402	.000	.298	102	-6.9	4.7	-2	4.6	-0.8	-4.3	0.0	-4.3	0.0
2012	CHA	MLB	24	51	.221	.264	.324	.411	.000	.206	100	-2	0.9	-0.3	0.1	-1.4	-1.6	-0.2	-1.6	-0.2
2012	CHR	AAA	4	16	.184	.263	.315	.417	.000	.222	105	-1.4	0.3	-0.2	0.1	-0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	SWB	AAA	39	166	.291	.257	.329	.385	.000	.327	94	5.1	2.5	-2.2	-0.5	-1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		2276	.264	.260	.319	.410	.257	.303	104	9.5	59.1	-15.7	8.0	-1.5	54.4	6.4	54.4	6.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2008	CHN	MLB	590	79	129	25	3	10	58	81	104	12	4	.257	.359	.379	.122	.257	12.8	2.1	1.4
2009	CHN	MLB	603	79	129	38	5	11	54	93	112	6	10	.259	.375	.421	.162	.273	26.1	-3.0	2.4
2010	CHN	MLB	429	45	94	20	2	13	44	64	67	7	8	.263	.371	.439	.176	.279	14.2	1.5	1.6
2011	CLE	MLB	258	26	59	12	1	5	22	15	53	2	4	.249	.300	.371	.122	.233	-4.3	4.6	0.0
2011	CHN	MLB	345	33	80	15	2	3	13	46	57	2	2	.273	.374	.369	.096	.270	6.9	2.7	1.0
2012	SWB	AAA	166	17	35	5	1	2	16	37	25	1	1	.276	.440	.378	.102	.291	0.0	-0.5	0.0
2012	CHA	MLB	51	2	7	1	0	0	4	8	9	0	1	.171	.294	.195	.024	.221	-1.6	0.1	-0.2
2012	CHR	AAA	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	.154	.312	.154	.000	.184	0.0	0.1	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-06-04	2012-06-22	15-DL	18	0	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2011-04-11	2011-04-16	DTD	5	4	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring Mild	-
2010-09-30	2010-10-04	DTD	4	4	Left	Knee	Soreness		-
2008-07-10	2008-07-10	DTD	0	0		Lower Leg	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2008-06-25	2008-06-27	DTD	2	2	Left	Lower Leg	Tightness	Calf	-
2008-04-20	2008-04-21	DTD	1	1	Right	Face	Cyst	Above Eye	-
2007-08-20	2007-08-20	FA	0	0	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Bone Chips	2007-08-20	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2012	CHA	$500,000
2011	CHN	$14,500,000
2010	CHN	$14,000,000
2009	CHN	$12,500,000
2008	CHN	$6,000,000

Years	Description	Salary
5 yr	Previous	$47,500,000
5 yr	Total	$47,500,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
4 y 84 d	Joe Urbon	2013

Details

3 years (2013-15). Signed by Hanshin Tigers of Japanese Central League 1/10/13.
1 year/$1M (2012). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 2/14/12. 12:$0.5M, 13:$3.5M club option, $0.5M buyout. Released by Chicago White Sox 6/26/12. Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 7/15/12 (minor-league contract).
4 years/$48M (2008-11). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent from Japan 12/12/07. $4M signing bonus. 08:$6M, 09:$11.5M, 10:$13M, 11:$13.5M. No-trade protection. Award bonuses. Cubs must sign Fukudome to an extension by 11/15/2011 or release him. Perks: 8 round-trip air tickets between Japan and Chicago each year. Acquired by Cleveland in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/28/11 (Indians to pay $775,000 of about $4.7M remaining in 2011 salary).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.255	.312	.372	.244
11	vs R (Multi)	.254	.357	.376	.261
18	Split (Multi)	-.002	.044	.004	.017
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.250	.333	.250	.293
31	vs R (2012)	.162	.289	.189	.211
38	Split (2012)	-.088	-.044	-.061	-.081
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Fantasy Freestyle: Dumping Targets, a Look Back	Mike Gianella	2013-05-13
Resident Fantasy Genius: The Ones We Got Wrong	Derek Carty	2012-10-29
Baseball at the Olympics: The Rich Tradition of an Absentee Sport	Max Marchi	2012-08-10
Painting the Black: The Surprise From Japan	R.J. Anderson	2012-07-23
Transaction Analysis: Youkilis Changes Sox	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-24
Resident Fantasy Genius: Building From the Bench	Derek Carty	2012-05-21
Value Picks: Outfielders for 5/4/12	Rob McQuown	2012-05-04
Western Front: They Came from Across the Sea	Geoff Young	2012-04-17
Value Picks: Outfielders for 4/13/12	Rob McQuown	2012-04-13
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars and LABR AL Drafts	Jason Collette	2012-03-27
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: AL Outfielders	Derek Carty	2012-03-22
Fantasy Beat: LABR Draft Fallout	Jason Collette	2012-03-05
Transaction Analysis: Fukudome Lands on the South Side	R.J. Anderson	2012-02-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Vortices of Suck, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-13
On the Beat: The Best of the Rest of the Free Agent Market	John Perrotto	2012-02-09
Transaction Analysis: Changes of Scenery	R.J. Anderson	2011-12-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Beltran's Next Stop	Jay Jaffe	2011-11-10
Transaction Analysis: Quade-ing Through the Wreckage	R.J. Anderson	2011-11-02
The BP Wayback Machine: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-10-22
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 22	Larry Granillo	2011-09-23
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 20	Larry Granillo	2011-09-21
The Asian Equation: The Future of the NPB Import Market	Michael Street	2011-09-20
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 6	Larry Granillo	2011-09-07
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 5	Larry Granillo	2011-09-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: Requiem for a Race	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-26
The Lineup Card: 11 Disastrous Acquisitions	Baseball Prospectus	2011-08-24
Collateral Damage: Pain in the Neck	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-19
Collateral Damage: Pain in the Neck	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-19
Resident Fantasy Genius: Managing a Need for Speed	Derek Carty	2011-08-15
On the Beat: Taking Central Stage	John Perrotto	2011-08-10
Contractual Matters: The Trade Deadline Money Trail	Jeff Euston	2011-08-03
What You Missed: Index to Complete Trade Deadline Coverage	Stephani Bee	2011-08-01
The BP Broadside: Trade Deadline Winners	Steven Goldman	2011-08-01
Resident Fantasy Genius: Deadline Movers and Shakers	Derek Carty	2011-08-01
Transaction Analysis: The Tribe Add a Chief UPDATED	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-31
Transaction Analysis: The Tribe Add a Chief UPDATED	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-31
Resident Fantasy Genius: A Market Inefficiency	Derek Carty	2011-07-29
Transaction Analysis: The Next-Best Option	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-28
Transaction Analysis: The Next-Best Option	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2011-07-18
On the Beat: Digging the Long Ball	John Perrotto	2011-07-11
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Recounting Cubs Contracts	Larry Granillo	2011-06-28
On the Beat: Rocky Mountain Highs (and Lows)	John Perrotto	2011-06-24
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 16	Larry Granillo	2011-06-17
Fantasy Beat: BABIPs, Young and Old	Jason Collette	2011-06-13
The Asian Equation: The Futile Quest for the Next Ichiro	Michael Street	2011-06-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 1	Larry Granillo	2011-06-02
BP Unfiltered: Sacrifice Walks	Colin Wyers	2011-05-28
The BP Broadside: What the Heck is an RBI Whore?	Steven Goldman	2011-05-27
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 26	Larry Granillo	2011-05-27
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars FAAB Update 4/25	Jason Collette	2011-04-26
Future Shock: Prospect Preview: NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2011-04-05
Overthinking It: Non-Starter Starters	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Are the Cubs a Sleeper Team?	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-25
Team Injury Projection: Chicago Cubs	Marc Normandin	2011-03-18
Team Injury Projection: Chicago Cubs	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-18
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Defensive Doldrums	Larry Granillo	2011-03-18
Purpose Pitches: Day One at HoHoKam	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-10
Contractual Matters: NL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-03-09
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Wait Till This Year?	Larry Granillo	2011-03-04
Fantasy Beat: Scoresheet Draft Prep, BP Kings, and You	Rob McQuown	2011-02-25
Fantasy Focus: Right Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-24
Purpose Pitches: NL NRIs of Note	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-24
The BP Broadside: Every Team Has a Special GM, Except the Cubs	Steven Goldman	2011-02-16
Fantasy Beat: BP Scoresheet Early Draft Prep	Rob McQuown	2011-02-07
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Center Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-26
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Right Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-24
Transaction Analysis: Trading Gorzo the Magnificent	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-18
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Moves, Picking Up a Penny, and More	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-13
Prospectus Perspective: An Honest Exchange?	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-10
Warning Track Power: The Expendables	Chase Gharrity	2010-12-31
Prospectus Q&A: Mike Quade	David Laurila	2010-12-10
Winter Meetings: First-Base Boppery	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-08
Prospectus Perspective: A Dirty Half-Dozen	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-02
On the Beat: The NL Winter Agenda	John Perrotto	2010-11-16
On the Beat: Scioscia's Tree is Branching Out	John Perrotto	2010-11-09
GM for a Day: Chicago Cubs	Ben Lindbergh	2010-10-20
GM for a Day: Washington Nationals	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-18
Transaction Action: Phillies, Nationals, Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-22
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	ESPN Insider	2010-09-13
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	John Perrotto	2010-09-13
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-13
Changing Speeds: Dog Day Aftermath	Ken Funck	2010-09-02
Prospectus Perspective: A Wrigley Rebuild?	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-31
On the Beat: No Problem with the Pirates	John Perrotto	2010-08-30
On the Beat: Going Green	John Perrotto	2010-08-20
Changing Speeds: The Golden Generation	Ken Funck	2010-08-19
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
Prospectus Hit List: Coming or Going	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: The 2010 Replacement-level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Gains Afield	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-16
On the Beat: A Second Second City Revival?	John Perrotto	2010-07-16
Mid-season Prescriptions: NL Central	Marc Normandin	2010-07-15
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Zero to Nine and Beyond	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-08
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-21
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-06-09
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-07
Contractual Matters: Restructuring Deals	Jeff Euston	2010-06-03
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-05-24
Prospectus Hit List: Runaway Redbirds	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-05
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-05-05
Game Story: Diamondbacks at Cubs, Game One	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-30
Game Story: Nationals at Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-29
Game Story: Cubs/Nationals in Wrigley	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-28
Game Story: Rangers at Yankees	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-18
Problem Positions: The Never-ending Churn	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-14
Fantasy Beat: Debut Sunday	Marc Normandin	2010-04-13
Under The Knife: Camp Casualties	Will Carroll	2010-04-02
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
One-Hoppers: Hendry's Window	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-19
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-03-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: NL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-03-09
Fantasy Focus: Center Fielders	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Beat: Combined Outfielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Focus: Right Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-03
Team Health Reports: Chicago Cubs	Will Carroll	2010-02-23
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-10
On the Beat: Indian Spring	John Perrotto	2010-02-03
Transaction Action: Pleading the Fourth	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-02
Hot Stove U.: The Cubs' Contractual Cul-de-Sac	Kevin Goldstein	2010-01-12
Transaction Action: Senior Circuitry, East and Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-04
Changing Speeds: Marlon Byrd and the Price of Chemistry	Ken Funck	2010-01-03
The Year in Quotes: The Highs and Lows of 2009	Alex Carnevale	2009-12-31
Ahead in the Count: For the Long-Term Investors	Matt Swartz	2009-12-29
Transaction Action: Playing Milton Bradley Games	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-18
On the Beat: Pre-Winter Meetings Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2009-12-06
Transaction Action: The Fox and the Walking Man	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-04
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-11-11
You Could Look It Up: Walkless in Wrigleyville	Steven Goldman	2009-10-01
Transaction Action: Winding Down the NL	Christina Kahrl	2009-10-01
Prospectus Today: Bradleygate?	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-21
Prospectus Today: No Joy in Wrigleyville?	Joe Sheehan	2009-08-27
Transaction Action: Assorted Senior Circuitry	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-14
Checking the Numbers: Scouting the Cubs/Phillies Series	Eric Seidman	2009-08-11
On the Beat: Striking Bargains and Striking Out	John Perrotto	2009-07-26
Prospectus Today: The Better Half	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-17
Transaction Action: Wrigley Resolution	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-07
On the Beat: Run-hunting in Wrigleyville	John Perrotto	2009-07-01
TA Special: The Untradeable?	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-11
Game Story: Pirates versus Cubs, May 25	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-26
Fantasy Beat: Bench Players	Marc Normandin	2009-05-26
You Could Look It Up: The Relaunched	Steven Goldman	2009-05-21
Prospectus Idol Entry: Ken Funck's Initial Submission	Ken Funck	2009-05-17
Prospectus Today: April Fools	Joe Sheehan	2009-05-05
Prospectus Today: The Top Ten	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-05
Team Health Reports: Chicago Cubs	Will Carroll	2009-03-27
The Week In Quotes: March 2-8	Alex Carnevale	2009-03-09
Change For Its Own Sake: Reviewing the Cubs' Offseason	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, NL Central	Jay Jaffe	2009-02-13
On the Beat: Roads Less Traveled	John Perrotto	2009-01-28
Transaction Analysis: Cubby Quartet	Christina Kahrl	2009-01-19
Fantasy Beat: Defense and Effects	Marc Normandin	2009-01-08
Every Given Sunday: Stoking the Hot Stove Fires	John Perrotto	2009-01-04
Prospectus Today: The Tool of Ignorance	Joe Sheehan	2008-11-19
Hot Stove Preview: NL Central	Christina Kahrl	2008-11-18
The 2008 Internet Baseball Awards: NL Results and Wrap-Up	Greg Spira	2008-11-05
Every Given Sunday: Off-season Moves	John Perrotto	2008-11-02
The Week In Quotes: October 6-12	Alex Carnevale	2008-10-13
Every Given Sunday: Manny-Free, Regret-Free	John Perrotto	2008-10-12
Prospectus Hit List: Season Wrap-up	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-05
Every Given Sunday: Management Teams in the News	John Perrotto	2008-10-05
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-02
Playoff Prospectus: Dodgers versus Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2008-10-01
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-26
Every Given Sunday: Winding Down	John Perrotto	2008-09-21
Transaction Analysis: National League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-20
Prospectus Hit List: Nearing the Finish Line	Jay Jaffe	2008-09-19
Every Given Sunday: Don't Look at Us Now	John Perrotto	2008-09-14
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-10
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: Prelude to the Great Unplugging	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-28
Fantasy Beat: Rookie Contributions	Marc Normandin	2008-08-27
On the Beat: Reversals of Fortune	John Perrotto	2008-08-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Park Adjusted Defensive Efficiency	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-20
Prospectus Hit List: Streaks and Strings	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-15
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-13
On the Beat: Angels Rising	John Perrotto	2008-08-13
Fantasy Beat: Mid-Season Retooling: Right Field	Marc Normandin	2008-07-23
The Week In Quotes: Week of July 14-20	Alex Carnevale	2008-07-21
Prospectus Preview: Today's Game to Watch, the All-Star Game	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-15
UTK Wrap: Progress and Anticipation	Will Carroll	2008-07-11
Under The Knife: Reminders and Rehabs	Will Carroll	2008-06-26
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-14
Prospectus Hit List: Comebacks, Snappy and Otherwise	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-13
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-07
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-02
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-27
Transaction of the Day: Edmonds.com?	Christina Kahrl	2008-05-15
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-05-11
The Week In Quotes: April 28-May 4	Alex Carnevale	2008-05-05
Can Of Corn: The Envelope, Please	Dayn Perry	2008-05-01
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-01
Prospectus Hit List: Millstones and Milestones	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-25
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-04-24
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-23
Nippon Prospectus: Pacific League Preview	Mike Plugh	2008-04-15
Prospectus Today: April Analysis	Joe Sheehan	2008-04-14
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-04-11
The 100-Year Itch: Chicago's Title Quest	John Perrotto	2008-04-09
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Day	Jay Jaffe	2008-03-30
Transaction Analysis: NL Central NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-03-02
UTK Wrap: Early Action, Early Hurts	Will Carroll	2008-02-29
Fantasy Beat: Outfield Rankings	Marc Normandin	2008-02-27

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-10-14 13:00:00	Any thoughts/insights on where Kosuke Fukudome ends up next year, and in what role? He has pretty good value in OBP-based leagues and sims -- if he has an everyday job. (Dan from Brooklyn)	$13.5M in 2011 makes him tough to move, since he's never performed at a level that made him deserve that kind of cash. The OBP is nice, but he has no power, especially not for the position, and he's not a great defender either. That makes him kind of stretched as a starter but also difficult to use as a fourth outfielder since he's not much of a defensive replacement. He's more valuable in an OBP-based fantasy league than he is in real life. (Marc Normandin)
2010-08-02 13:30:00	The Nats could take on salary if a team tried simply to get rid of a contract. Is there any NL player that they could claim with their advantageous waiver position that might be worth paying a large part of an excessive contract? Off the top of my head, someone like Kosuke Fukudome for instance? Might be a bad choice, but you get my point, I hope. (HalfStreet from Fairfax VA)	Actually, a year of Fukudome at the top of the Nats' order would be sort of fun. But generally speaking, there aren't a lot of guys who match up nicely with the Nats. Sure, someone like Carlos Zambrano or Carlos Lee might be out there, but I can't see that fitting all that neatly. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-06-18 14:00:00	Do you think Kosuke Fukudome is actually underrated because people focus on what he isn't (a power hitter), instead of focusing on what he is (good defensive RF who gets on base)? (MJ from E-town)	In a word, yes. But to an extent. I mean, if he can consistently be in the .370/.450 range, that's one thing, but I'm not a huge fan of LF or RF who get on base, but show no power and who aren't absolutely excellent defensively or on the base paths. Fukudome seems to be a solid defender and an adequate baserunner, but I'd like to see his SLG in the .440-.470 range for another year before I officially opine on the matter. (Eric Seidman)
2009-05-21 14:00:00	Generally: to what degree can plate discipline be a teachable skill and/or contagious across an entire team? Specifically: The Brewers seem to have discovered the power of the walk en masse—does history suggest an entire team of reformed hackers can maintain this walk rate across an entire season? (david from madison, wi)	I thought Wade Boggs had a similar effect on the Yankees, especially Don Mattingly and Paul O'Neill, when he joined them. I believe I touted a similar effect last year, when Kosuke Fukudome arrived in Chicago. Having good ABs strikes me as something that can be influenced by an atmosphere that values that kind of thing, although I'm not sure it can be quantified. (For a converse, think about the Angels' often-successful approach, centered on contact hitting.) (Joe Sheehan)
2009-05-18 14:00:00	Looks like the Ricketts family has three banks lined up to finance $450M of the $900M needed for the Cubs. They say it could go down in 30-45 days. How would that affect the Cubs immediate financial flexibility? (Gray from Chicago)	Swell, they'll be able to afford paying off Kosuke Fukudome in full. ;) I'm more interested in seeing if the Ricketts take a page from the playbook that's been run on Fenway, and the organization builds onto Wrigley up by Clark and Waveland in a way that gets the players better clubhouses and adds on some improved amenities and maybe even the museum. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-11-14 13:00:00	I've been looking everywhere for something, anything, on why the Cubs would not pursue Ichiro. I really don't know whether he's a free agent or not, but with the M's in rebuild mode, and Ichiro not getting any younger, as in 36-ish, where's the rub? He played for Lou in the past, he speaks Japanese, so he could be a help in the Kosuke Fukudome crusade, he's a lead-off guy who could give lessons in it, has WONDERFUL offensive numbers, a Howitzer from right field....wait, maybe that's what's wrong. Hendry isn't used to solving so many problems at the same time, never mind all with the same guy. Still, a nice package o' kids should get this done. What do you think? (RenalGland from Calumet City, IL)	RenalGlad? Maybe I should go by ThyroidGland. I worry, though, that eventually be answering questions from UndescendedTestile, so maybe we should leave that alone. So here's the thing about Ichiro. He's fun, but he's more fun than good in offensive terms. He's certainly not WONDERFUL. This year he had almost a Matty Alou year, all singles and little else. He doesn't walk much, and his power doesn't exist. He hasn't hit more than 30 doubles since his first year, hasn't hit ten HRs since 2005. The baserunning is great. The bat-handling is great. The defense is very good. To spend good prospects on that package, given that the feller is also going on 35, seems like a potential for huge, huge disappointment... And even if it could be done, even as the M's rebuild, I'd be surprised if they sold a guy who is so popular, such an easy marketing hook. (Steven Goldman)
2008-08-22 13:00:00	After finally, sadly, coming to the conclusion that he was killing my fantasy team's slim chances at post-season glory, I cut Kosuke Fukudome this week. It's an 8 team NL only league with 4 OF spots. Do you think he'll have any value next year? He's fallen off a cliff for two months... (Stan from Chicago)	He was very reliant on Wrigley when he was good, and he hasn't been good anywhere lately. He's an interesting player with potential to do better than this due to his patience, but he needs to work on hitting major league pitchers more consistently before you run out and grab him right away. (Marc Normandin)
2008-04-25 15:00:00	I promise I do not play the "no respect" card, but the Cubs are quietly dominating right now. With this lineup, maybe the best 7,8,9 innings bullpen, is it possible the Cubs actually run away with the Central? Milwaukee's bullpen is awful and St. Louis is going to slide shortly. (Gray from Chicago)	Nothing quiet about the Cubs' domination so far. They're second on today's Hit List, atop the majors in scoring, and leading the league in OBP and SLG. I don't think they're going to have seven guys with .380 OBPs all year long, but with Kosuke Fukudome looking like the real deal, they're a stronger teeam than some of us thought at the outset of the year. (Jay Jaffe)

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