The guys over at CubbiesBaseball.com have provided us with pictures of Kosuke Fukudome and the rest of the Chicago Cubs from spring training. Here is a preview of some of their Fukudome pictures.

After Fridays game, Lou Piniella said he would make another switch to the batting order. Kosuke Fukudome will try batting in the number 1 slot Saturday. This switch will move everyone down one spot. Ryan Theriot will bat 2nd, Alfonso Soriano 3rd, Derek Lee 4th, and Aramis Rameriz will bat 5th, as reported by ChicagoSports.com.

The move from the 5th to 1st slot in the batting order is the fourth change for Kosuke Fukudome. Fukudome will now have batted 3rd, 2nd, 5th, and first. ‘Fooky,’ as Piniella calls Fukudome, did not like what he saw from Kosuke batting behind Rameriz. The fact that Fukudome has an on base percentage of .357, despite the .205 batting average, means he’s still seeing the ball well.

The one this Lou Piniella does not like about this though means that Felix Pie and Kosuke, the Cubs only two lefties, will be batting in the 8th spot and 1st. Piniella does want to find the most comfortable spot in the batting order though before the season starts.

“I’m not all that pleased with the fifth spot,” he said. “We want to make it as comfortable as we can for Fukudome also.”

In the attempt to getting the 48 million dollar man charged up, Piniella will once again switch Kosuke Fukudome’s spot in the batting order.

Kosuke Fukudome had the day off Friday. The Chicago Cubs fell to the Colorado Rockies 7-3. Bring the Cubs spring training record to 10-14.

Kosuke Fukudome is not producing this spring, which has cause his batting order to change several times. After starting the spring in the number 3 spot in the Chicago Cubs batting order, Fukudome moved up from the 3 to 2 spot. His most recent change has been from the 2 spot to the 5 sport, where many originally thought he would bat. The switch has proved to have much of an effect.

For the spring, Kosuke Fukudome has a batting average of .205. The move down in the order has really only made things worse, where Kosuke has just 3 hits in 21 at bats, not two mention 5 strike outs in the last two days. Before yesterday, Fukudome had only struck out 6 times in 14 games, which could be cause for alarm.

Lou Piniella does not believe there is anything to worry about though:

“I’m not worried about anything. He face a couple tough left-handers today. They threw the ball pretty hard and they were dropping down.” -Suntimes.com

What does Kosuke Fukudome think about his play? Fukudome doesn’t see any reason for worry or concern either:

“Being productive is not a productive approach.”

As the regular season continues to draw nearer, and the Fukudome continues to struggle this may be cause for concern. But lets remember, this is only spring training.