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Eric Wedge Has Lost His Mind

Found February 21, 2012 on The Flagrant Fan: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Eric Wedge,  Ichiro Suzuki,  Chone Figgins,  Dustin Ackley
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners

There are not too many occasions during a baseball off season when a story makes your jaw drop to the floor. The Pujols signing by the Angels and the Pineda/Montero deal were two such occasions. Now there's a third. Eric Wedge has told the press that Ichiro Suzuki will be moved out of the lead off spot to third in the line up and Chone Figgins will lead off for the Seattle Mariners. What!? Wedge has hinted all off season that he was toying with the idea of moving Ichiro out of the lead off spot. This site has already posted a long dissertation on the merits of such a move. The conclusion of that piece was that Ichiro should start the season and lead off, just like he always has. The only other Mariners' player even considered for the lead off spot was Dustin Ackley. Never in the wildest dreams did it ever occur to move Chone Figgins into that spot. If Ichiro was moved out of the first spot, then second in the order made sense. But third? That's not as far-fetched ...
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