The Next Big Name from Japan?

[AdropOFvenom]

? The hottest free-agent position player on the market this winter won't necessarily be A-Rod. Or Andruw Jones. One front-office man predicts it will be 30-year-old Chunichi Dragons center fielder Kosuke Fukudome, who will be an unrestricted free agent (meaning there will be no posting fees): "He'll be a big name all winter. There may be more teams on him than were in on Hideki Matsui, because it was nearly a foregone conclusion Matsui was going to the Yankees. I don't have any sense there's a favorite team with this guy." <-- ESPNhttp://www.japanesebaseball.com/players/pl...p?PlayerID=1064 <- Player Stats, was a .351/.438/.653 Hitter last season. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/05/mike_plugh_on_k.html <- Very Basic Scouting ReportAnd by the way, his last name is not pronouced "F*ck You Do Me"

 

[korea_kid]

i think redsox have young player named ellsbury....... who know if they sign him this jappy i dont thinkso...... if they are want to be more famous in japan they sign ichiro! ichiro + daisuke!

 

[Brooksie5]

I could see him going to San Fran or something along those lines.

 

[JHair]

Awesome last name, sounds pretty good too...FOCK YOU DO ME!

 

[chang]

He might be big but not bigger than A-Rod.btw, it's Foo-Koo-Doe-May

 

[Jon_Vilma]

The Yankees might need a new DH after Giambi's contract is voided......jk. Seriously though, Seattle needs some help and Ichiro can smooth a transistion IF they can convince him to come back.

 

[AdropOFvenom]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Jun 1 2007, 02:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Yankees might need a new DH after Giambi's contract is voided......jk. Seriously though, Seattle needs some help and Ichiro can smooth a transistion IF they can convince him to come back.</div>I don't think Ichiro is really interested in coming back to Seattle. Rumor has it he's quite pissed at their ownership because they're not doing enough to put a winning team on the field. I see him bolting for a Contender.....I could see Seattle bring in Fukudome as a replacement for Ichiro, but not as someone to go with him. Plus, Seattle has Jojhima to help 'smooth a transistion'.