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Saitoh and Fukudome
I've been having a heck of a time trying to find out how Kazumi Saitoh and Kosuke Fukudome have been doing this year in the Japanese league. Has Saitoh been injured this year?

The discussion I'm hearing is that Fukudome is coming over to the U.S. as a free agent this winter.

Any rumours out there of any big name postings? Saitoh perhaps?

Thanks.
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Re: Saitoh and Fukudome
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Sep 22, 2007 10:24 PM | YBS Fan ]

I have nothing more to say on this matter until October that has not been posted here or here.
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Re: Saitoh and Fukudome
[ Author: NipponHam11 | Posted: Sep 23, 2007 2:56 AM | SFT Fan ]

Yes, Kazumi Saitoh has indeed been hurt this year. His bum shoulder has been giving him trouble again, and he missed a very good portion of the year. Saitoh is under contract with SoftBank and they don't need money right now. Besides, with the bad shoulder, longer schedule, and less rest between starts, I think Saitoh is not MLB material. He'd break down real easy.

Kosuke Fukudome has said himself that he wants to play in the MLB (he said it right after the 2006 World Baseball Classic), but Fukudome suffered an elbow injury and is in the USA right now undergoing surgery on it, which will definitely hurt his market value. Nevertheless, there will be teams that will pay top dollar for Fukudome like the New York teams.
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