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09:43 AM ET 10.30 | It appears the Cubs' No. 1 target will be a left-handed hitting right fielder who can hit with power. Jacque Jones, whose home run total dropped from 27 in 2006 to 5 this year, played both right field and center in 2007, but GM Jim Hendry again may try to trade Jones, who has one year and $5 million left on his contract. The left-handed-hitting outfield pool contains one interesting name: Japanese star Kosuke Fukudome, who becomes an unrestricted free agent this off-season, meaning big-league teams in North America won't have to pay a "posting fee" just to talk with him. Fukudome is just the type of player manager Lu Piniella likes. In other words he works counts and gets on base, something the Cubs have had trouble doing for years.

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