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Article: Cubs out front in Fukudome chase; Japanese outfielder with Hunter- like price is No. 1 priority
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 4, 2007
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Whether the White Sox are serious about Japanese free agent
Kosuke Fukudome, the Cubs remain the team to beat for the services
of Japan's top hitter.
While being careful to respect the cultural nuances of the trans-
Pacific pursuit of the outfielder, the Cubs have made it clear
Fukudome is their top offseason target. And indications from those
close to the Japanese side of the process suggest the Cubs are at
the front of a large pack of suitors.
The market for Fukudome could approach the strength of the center-
field market that already yielded a five-year, $90 million deal for
Torii Hunter. Enough teams -- including the Cubs -- have made
preliminary offers to Fukudome that a deal isn't ...