The Fukkake Bukkake thread

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

SPLOOGE!

[Bort]

SPLOOGE!

Seven homeruns since then? That doesn't seem right...

[Powdered Toast Man]

"Multiple sources tell Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com that the Cubs recently approached the Red Sox to "gauge their interest" in Kosuke Fukudome.

McAdam writes that the Red Sox have walked away from talks, at least for now, because the Cubs have refused to take on a significant part of Fukudome's remaining salary. Fukudome, 33, will earn $13 million this season and another $13.5 million in 2011. The Red Sox have a clear need for an outfielder right now, but that is a significant price to pay for a player who has batted just .261 with a 776 OPS in the major leagues. No-trade clause aside, the Cubs will have a very difficult time trading him to any team."

Owed $13MM and $13.5MM for two years AND a no-trade?  Wow.

[Chuck to Chuck]

"Multiple sources tell Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com that the Cubs recently approached the Red Sox to "gauge their interest" in Kosuke Fukudome.

McAdam writes that the Red Sox have walked away from talks, at least for now, because the Cubs have refused to take on a significant part of Fukudome's remaining salary. Fukudome, 33, will earn $13 million this season and another $13.5 million in 2011. The Red Sox have a clear need for an outfielder right now, but that is a significant price to pay for a player who has batted just .261 with a 776 OPS in the major leagues. No-trade clause aside, the Cubs will have a very difficult time trading him to any team."

Owed $13MM and $13.5MM for two years AND a no-trade?  Wow.

Cubs: Take all the salary or you don't get him.

Red Sox: You take a lot of the salary or you get to keep all the salary AND him.

[BH]

"Multiple sources tell Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com that the Cubs recently approached the Red Sox to "gauge their interest" in Kosuke Fukudome.

McAdam writes that the Red Sox have walked away from talks, at least for now, because the Cubs have refused to take on a significant part of Fukudome's remaining salary. Fukudome, 33, will earn $13 million this season and another $13.5 million in 2011. The Red Sox have a clear need for an outfielder right now, but that is a significant price to pay for a player who has batted just .261 with a 776 OPS in the major leagues. No-trade clause aside, the Cubs will have a very difficult time trading him to any team."

Owed $13MM and $13.5MM for two years AND a no-trade?  Wow.

Cubs: Take all the salary or you don't get him.

Red Sox: You take a lot of the salary or you get to keep all the salary AND him.

Thanks for the recap. The paragraph before was really confusing.

[Eli]

I think Fukudome has been GREAT this year.

[Yeti]

"Multiple sources tell Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com that the Cubs recently approached the Red Sox to "gauge their interest" in Kosuke Fukudome.

McAdam writes that the Red Sox have walked away from talks, at least for now, because the Cubs have refused to take on a significant part of Fukudome's remaining salary. Fukudome, 33, will earn $13 million this season and another $13.5 million in 2011. The Red Sox have a clear need for an outfielder right now, but that is a significant price to pay for a player who has batted just .261 with a 776 OPS in the major leagues. No-trade clause aside, the Cubs will have a very difficult time trading him to any team."

Owed $13MM and $13.5MM for two years AND a no-trade?  Wow.

His no-trade is only for certain teams, I hear. There's like 10-15 that are ok to trade to, Red Sox being one of them, but I may have heard wrong.

[Powdered Toast Man]

"Multiple sources tell Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com that the Cubs recently approached the Red Sox to "gauge their interest" in Kosuke Fukudome.

McAdam writes that the Red Sox have walked away from talks, at least for now, because the Cubs have refused to take on a significant part of Fukudome's remaining salary. Fukudome, 33, will earn $13 million this season and another $13.5 million in 2011. The Red Sox have a clear need for an outfielder right now, but that is a significant price to pay for a player who has batted just .261 with a 776 OPS in the major leagues. No-trade clause aside, the Cubs will have a very difficult time trading him to any team."

Owed $13MM and $13.5MM for two years AND a no-trade?  Wow.

His no-trade is only for certain teams, I hear. There's like 10-15 that are ok to trade to, Red Sox being one of them, but I may have heard wrong.

I read the same on Rotoworld a few days ago.  They said it was 15 yes, 15 no.

[PenPho]

"Multiple sources tell Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com that the Cubs recently approached the Red Sox to "gauge their interest" in Kosuke Fukudome.

McAdam writes that the Red Sox have walked away from talks, at least for now, because the Cubs have refused to take on a significant part of Fukudome's remaining salary. Fukudome, 33, will earn $13 million this season and another $13.5 million in 2011. The Red Sox have a clear need for an outfielder right now, but that is a significant price to pay for a player who has batted just .261 with a 776 OPS in the major leagues. No-trade clause aside, the Cubs will have a very difficult time trading him to any team."

Owed $13MM and $13.5MM for two years AND a no-trade?  Wow.

His no-trade is only for certain teams, I hear. There's like 10-15 that are ok to trade to, Red Sox being one of them, but I may have heard wrong.

I read the same on Rotoworld a few days ago.  They said it was 15 yes, 15 no.

Are any of those "15 yes" division opponents?
Because they should trade him to one of those.

[BH]

Do we really have anyone we wouldn't trade besides soto, castro, colvin?

[Powdered Toast Man]

Do we really have anyone we wouldn't trade besides soto, castro, colvin?

Cashner.

[PenPho]

Do we really have anyone we wouldn't trade besides soto, castro, colvin?

Cashner.

Seriously...Soto is untradeable?

Even if my dislike is misguided, he's not that good.

I'd trade Soto before Marmol.

[BH]

Do we really have anyone we wouldn't trade besides soto, castro, colvin?

Cashner.

Seriously...Soto is untradeable?

Even if my dislike is misguided, he's not that good.

I'd trade Soto before Marmol.

Yeah, good hitting cheap catchers grown on trees. I see your point.

[Internet Apex]

Do we really have anyone we wouldn't trade besides soto, castro, colvin?

Cashner.

Seriously...Soto is untradeable?

Even if my dislike is misguided, he's not that good.

I'd trade Soto before Marmol.

Marmol's the only one they shouldn't trade no matter waht unless omebody dangles Strasburg's clone

[PenPho]

Do we really have anyone we wouldn't trade besides soto, castro, colvin?

Cashner.

Seriously...Soto is untradeable?

Even if my dislike is misguided, he's not that good.

I'd trade Soto before Marmol.

Yeah, good hitting cheap catchers grown on trees. I see your point.

Doumit, Olivo, Buck, Jaso, Suzuki, Paulino, Barajas, Napoli...

All catchers hitting more or less as well as Soto this year that are cheap.

Edit: Napoli and Doumit make about $3.6, so that's actually not that cheap, though probably no more than Soto will get for arbitration.