Outfielder Kosuke Fukudome was out there and available, and now the Yankees have picked him up as insurance.
Yankees Sign Kosuke Fukudome
What’s the point? It’s all about insurance. The Yankees have run out nine different players in the outfield in 2012, and Fukudome’s a lefty who’s probably still capable of posting a decent on-base percentage. More meaningful than his 36 OPS+ over 51 plate appearances this year is his 105 OPS+ over 1,032 plate appearances the two years previous. Fukudome can do some things, and there’s no harm in using the minors as storage. There’s literally no harm. Not one bit. So.
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