Kazuo Fukumori
47-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Fukumori is retiring, according to multiple sources out of Japan. He hasn't been able to return to form after an elbow procedure earlier this year.
ANALYSIS
Fukumori re-joined the Rakuten Golden Eagles last summer and was briefly effective, but struggled this season.
Fukumori re-joined the Rakuten Golden Eagles last summer and was briefly effective, but struggled this season.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2008
2007
Fukumori, serving as the closer for the Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan, had a banner year in 2006, saving 21 games for a last-place club and posting a 2.17 ERA while striking out 55 batters in 58 innings. However, Fukumori was limited by elbow problems last season, going on the DL in late July and undergoing surgery to remove bone fragments in his elbow in August. He went 17-for-21 in save chances, posting a 4.75 ERA and 1.689 WHIP with a 33:17 K:BB ratio in 36 innings (34 games). Fukumori relocated to the States in September to continue rehabbing his elbow, and began aggressively marketing himself to MLB teams as soon as he became a free agent in October. If Fukumori can convince potential buyers that his elbow is fine, he'll land a role with a major league bullpen in 2008, with fantasy value determined by his projected role and home park.
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Fukumori has been placed on the DL at Triple-A Oklahoma City due to shoulder soreness.
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Fukumori was optioned back to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday.
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Fukumori was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma on Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
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Fukumori was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma on Sunday.
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Fukumori continues to impress manager Ron Washington this spring and could emerge as a closer candidate to start the season with the current injuries to CJ Wilson and Joaquin Benoit, the team's web site reports.
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