Fujikawa hits DL
Chicago will go with a closer-by-committee while Fujikawa is out, which didn't work too well Sunday night...
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 4.76 | 1.90 | |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 56 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 64 | 3.71 | 1.26 | |
| 2003 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 3.38 | 1.36 | |
| 2004 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 2.61 | 1.19 | |
| 2005 | 80 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92.1 | 57 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 139 | 1.36 | .830 | |
| 2006 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 79.1 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 122 | .680 | .860 | |
| 2007 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 115 | 1.63 | .820 | |
| 2008 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 90 | .670 | .690 | |
| 2009 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 86 | 1.25 | .820 | |
| 2010 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 81 | 2.01 | 1.07 | |
| 2011 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 80 | 1.24 | .750 | |
| 2012 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 58 | 1.32 | 1.03 |
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Chicago will go with a closer-by-committee while Fujikawa is out, which didn't work too well Sunday night...
The Chicago Cubs have already prepared their closer for a trade. The team has told Carlos Marmol to expect a deal to happen, just not before the season starts.
The Cubs closer has been accused of abuse by a woman in his home country, the Dominican Republic. The Cubs believe in his innocence, and expect him in spring camp on time.
Presuming MLB owners approve a rule change, you might see an additional person joining the scrum on the pitcher's mound during certain conferences.
The former Cubs outfielder is headed back to Japan, not to join his earlier team, the Chunichi Dragons; he'll be playing for the next three seasons for the Hanshin Tigers.
The reliever recorded 220 career saves in Japan.
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms with Japanese relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa on a two-year deal.