First up, Mariners look at where to bat Ichiro

Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge says he's still figuring out where to bat longtime leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki. The 38-year-old Suzuki is coming off a season in which he hit .272 with a .310 on-base percentage, by far the lowest marks in his 11-year career with the Mariners. Suzuki has hit exclusively in the leadoff spot for several years. Wedge says he's met with the All-Star outfielder twice in the offseason. ''I'm going to put out the best nine in the right order, in the order that I see fit to score as many runs as we can,'' Wedge said Tuesday at the winter meetings. ''And if I feel like that's him leading off, then that's what we're going to do. If I feel like that's him hitting the 3-hole, that's what I'm going to do. If I feel like that's him hitting somewhere else, that's what we're going to do.''