Earlier this week, John Paul Morosi of FOXSports said the Chicago Cubs needed to trade outfielder Kosuke Fukudome since rookie outfielder Tyler Colvin is taking much of Fukudome’s playing time in right field. One of the candidates to use Fukudome’s services was the Boston Red Sox.

Today, Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com, says the Red Sox could use Fukudome, but are not likely to acquire because of his salary liability. McAdam’s sources say the Red Sox and Cubs spoke about Fukudome and the Cubs aren’t willing to eat up a lot of his salary to deal him.  He is owed the remainder of his $13 million for this year and has another $13.5 million due to him next year.

The Red Sox are said to be currently weighing the benefit of obtaining an external outfielder or waiting until Mike Cameron and Jacoby Ellsbury become healthier in the second half of the season.