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Fantasy Impact: Ichiro to Bat Third for Mariners

Found February 21, 2012 on Baseball Professor: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Eric Wedge,  Ichiro Suzuki,  Mike Carp,  Dustin Ackley,  Chone Figgins
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners
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In what will be a controversial fantasy decision, the Mariners manager Eric Wedge has decided he’ll bat long-time lead-off hitter Ichiro Suzuki third in the lowly Seattle lineup. The move is far from minor and its effects will be felt up and down the top half of the Mariners lineup. Ichiro Suzuki Starting with the obvious, we’ll definitely see more than 47 RBI from Ichiro this season. In fact, Ichiro should obliterate his career-high 69 RBI he tallied way back in his rookie season (2001). Possibly less obvious, though, I wouldn’t expect Ichiro to sacrifice runs for the extra RBI. He scored just 74 and 80 runs in 2010 and 2011, respectively, and do you really expect him to all of a sudden become a 60-run scorer just because he moved back two spots? Sure, Ichiro has no one batting after him right now (unless you count Mike Carp someone, which I don’t), but guess what…he had no one batting after him before! What’s really interesting is Ichiro’s projected home run total. For the dur...
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