Kosuke Fukodume is returning to Chicago….to play with the White Sox.
The White Sox announced that they have agreed to sign Kosuke Fukodume to a one-year, $1MM contract that includes a club option for 2013. The outfielder will earn $500K in 2012 and the $3.5MM option for 2013 includes a $500K buyout.
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2011 Stats (530 AB):
338 OBP
.55 BB/K
52% GB rate
248 xBA
6% SBO
4 SB
6% HR/F
79% Contact Rate
708 OPS
He’ll fit in to the offense perfectly.
he’s been on an offensive decline for years. Give him more than 400 ABs and he wanes.
Though, it’s good value for the money; an insurance policy having a 4th OF (who is arguably better defensively than any OF the Sox currently have).