The Chicago White Sox announced that they have signed Kosuke Fukudome to a one-year. The deal calls for a salary of $500k in 2012 and also includes a club option for 2013 at $3.5mm with a $500k buyout.
Fukudome who made his MLB debut with the Cubs in 2008, was traded to the Indians at the [...]
02/15/12
According to a tweet by Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, The Detroit Tigers are showing interest in free agent outfielder, Johnny Damon. Damon would provide a veteran left handed bat to fill in for Victor Martinez this season. Martinez is likely out for the season with an ACL tear leaving a massive hole [...]
01/23/12
Wow! Another trade deadline in the books, and the PRO Rumors team was happy to be with you to bring you the most up-to-date information on your favorite team. Maybe you caught the action on the web, or on your iPhone or the Android app.
Over the course of the past few weeks, we witnessed 26 [...]
07/31/11
With only a few more days left to the trade deadline, you can expect deals to heat up in the coming days and buyers and sellers to get desperate. Here’s your Thursday rumors to keep an eye on:
–Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports doesn’t sleep as he is reporting the Indians are making a strong push to acquire [...]
07/29/11
The Chicago Cubs have traded outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to the Cleveland Indians for two prospects according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Olney adds that the Cubs are picking up more than half of the $4.7 million owed to Fukudome.
Paul Hoynes of the Plain dealer adds that the Indians are giving up one upper level prospect [...]
07/28/11
Major League sources close to Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago say that at least four teams are “zeroing in on” Kosuke Fukudome. The right fielder though is not worried about the trade talks. “It really doesn’t bother me,” he said through his interpreter. “As long as I’m a player and people are interested in me, [...]
07/24/11
General manager Jim Hendry told Carrie Muskat of MLB.com that the Chicago Cubs will not give up on the team and have fire sale. “”We’re not interested in trading people at all who will be valuable to us moving forward.” He added via Muskat, “”If we make moves, it will be designed to make us [...]
06/29/11
Baseball sources close to Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com are saying that the Chicago Cubs are bringing together their top Scouts on Monday and Tuesday to have meetings about the team’s direction for the July trade deadline. During the meeting, GM Jim Hendry will give the scouts direction on the team’s needs and which teams the [...]
06/23/11
Here’s the latest from FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal:
– Of those on the Cubs, the most likely that could be dealt are right fielder Kosuke Fukudome, infielder Jeff Baker, right-handed setup man Kerry Wood, left-hander John Grabow and maybe first baseman Carlos Pena.
– The Rangers are showing interest in Washington Nationals’ reliever Todd Coffey and [...]
06/06/11
Chicago Cubs’ outfielder Kosuke Fukudome has no intentions to return to Japan. In fact, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, Fukudome would like to stay with the Cubs.
The 33-year-old is in the final year of his contract and will make $13.5 million in 2011. Despite being associated with trade rumors this past winter, he’s managed [...]
02/18/11