Cubs Close to Signing Japanese Pitcher
I don't know anything about this pitcher or the site, but it's being reported by Sports Hochi(?) that the Cubs are close to signing left-handed pitcher Ken Takahashi. A 40-year old pitcher (technically 39, he'll be 40 by next April) that had a 3.50 ERA last year in a 115.2 IP last year; the article mentions he could start or pitch out of the bullpen. NPB Tracker that picked up the story says that the Cubs were searching for some support for Kosuke Fukudome.
We tried this with our labrador when she was about two. She tore through everything in the house and outside while me and The Angel Fan Wife were both at work, so we decided to get her a buddy in the name of a dalmation that we affectionately named Wrigley. For the five years we had Wrigley before she passed away they had nothing to do with each other and co-existed like two roommates forced together in a rent-controlled apartment that neither one wants to give up. So my advice to the Cubs is to do your homework and make sure the breeds get along...and make sure they have their shots...don't leave any food out either...make sure at least one of them is fixed as well.
P.S. - If this is indeed a major league deal, the Cubs will need to drop someone off their 40-man roster before it's finalized.
P.P.S. - Some stats from Japanese Ballplayers.com and a more thorough scouting report from NPB Tracker back in late December that included a couple of videos.
P.P.P.S. - Cubs deny the report.
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as for the current pitching w/o this Takahashi fella
http://www.thecubreporter.com/cubsdepthchart
Starters: Z, Harden, Dempster, Lilly, Marshall
Bullpen: Marmol, Gregg, Vizcaino, Cotts, Gaudin, Wuertz, Guzman (the last 4 are all out of options)
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Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Mon, 01/12/2009 - 12:22am.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but since Cotts was re-signed, he cannot be traded until June 15, is that so?
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JIM H: Only Article XX MLB free-agents who sign a Major League contract after the conclusion of the 15-day Free-Agency Filing Period get an automatic "no trade" through June 15th (and that's even if the player re-signs with his old club).
So Milton Bradley gets one, and so do Kerry Wood (with CLE) and Bob Howry (with SF), but Aaron Miles and Joey Gathright (who became free-agents after being non-tendered on 12/12) do not get one.
Likewise, if the Cubs sign a Japanese FA, he doesn't get an automatic "no trade," either.
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I don't know much about Young's fielding;
4 runs above average for his career according to BP's, UZR on frangraphs is far less kind
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