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Koji Uehara: Free Agent after 2007?
Is Koji Uehara eligible for free agency after the 2007 season? I know at one point he was, but he was not activated this season until (approximately) May 1 due to injury, and I am wondering if that one month of lost service time is enough to delay his free agency until the end of the 2008 season. Thanks,

Gus Papadopoulos, rotowire.com
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Re: Koji Uehara: Free Agent after 2007?
[ Author: BigManZam | Posted: Aug 8, 2007 9:37 AM | CLM Fan ]

You're correct. He won't be eligible for free agency until after the 2008 season. Bummer, right?
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Re: Koji Uehara: Free Agent after 2007?
[ Author: Guest: GusP | Posted: Aug 9, 2007 10:17 PM ]

Bummer indeed. Thanks for the clarification.
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Re: Koji Uehara: Free Agent after 2007?
[ Author: Guest: tlmcleod | Posted: Aug 30, 2007 9:44 PM ]

Now that clarification has been made re: the 145/60 clause being in place for 2007, wouldn't Uehara as well as Fukudome be eligible to use same to allow for declaration of free agency for 2008?
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Re: Koji Uehara: Free Agent after 2007?
[ Author: Jbroks86 | Posted: Sep 2, 2007 4:08 AM | SFT Fan ]

- [...] wouldn't Uehara as well as Fukudome be eligible to use same to allow for declaration of free agency for 2008?

No, since Uehara [Sponichi- in Japanese] would only have 8+ years of service time after this year. That would still make him a free agent after the 2008 season at the earliest.
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