A reminder for newer readers: the Lukewarm Stove, as the name suggests, features Chicago Cubs rumors that are either very thin in terms of detail, or very thin in terms of likelihood. Get it? Not quite Hot Stove – but lukewarm (I’m clever). But damnit, you deserve to have all the Cubs rumors you can take.
According to Buster Olney, the Chicago Cubs continue to shop outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, but are finding little interest. Big surprise given Fukudome’s annual second half slide and the year and a half remaining on his chubby contract (about $5 million left this year, and $13.5 million next year). Few contenders will view him as an upgrade, even in an injury-riddled outfield. Thus, he’s likely a complimentary player to most teams – including the Cubs.
If the Cubs are able to move him, they’ll have to eat a significant chunk of his remaining deal, and they’ll have to accept very little in return. At that point, Tyler Colvin would take over as the regular right fielder.
