ICHIRO SUZUKI RUMORS

Player Profile #98: Ichiro Suzuki | OF | SEA

Have we seen the end of Ichiro Suzuki as a productive fantasy outfielder? I’m going to say no, but we are definitely getting close. Ichiro hit under .300 for the first time in his career (.272) and posted his worst ISO (.064) in 2011. He’s also gone three straight years with fewer than 90 runs scored. That being said, he still stole 40 bases last year, his .295 BABIP...
Via Baseball Professor  |  10 days ago
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The Ichiro Lead Off Debate

Eric Wedge is talking tough about Ichiro Suzuki according to an Associated Press piece reported on ESPN.com. Wedge is quoted in the report as saying, "Ultimately it's not just about Ichiro, it's about our club and his 24 other teammates." Those are some pretty strong words. If you read between the lines there, Wedge is saying that he can't be worried about...
Via The Flagrant Fan  |  15 days ago
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Seattle Mariners To Drop Ichiro Suzuki?

The Seattle Mariners are considering dropping Ichiro Suzuki. You heard it here first. They are considering dropping him in their batting order entering the 2012 MLB season. You didn’t really think I meant that the team was going to do anything such as cut or waive him entirely, did you? Mariners manager Eric Wedge admitted on multiple occasions that he was considering moving...
Via hardballchat.com  |  15 days ago
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Seattle considers moving Suzuki out of leadoff

Seattle manager Eric Wedge says he's leaning toward moving Ichiro Suzuki out of the leadoff spot as a way to improve the Mariners' anemic offense. During the Mariners' pre-spring training luncheon on Thursday, Wedge said he's not completely set on moving Suzuki from the spot he's held since he arrived from Japan in 2001. Wedge said he's considered the No...
Via AP on Fox  |  16 days ago
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Ichiro Suzuki: High Mental Stress, May Leave Seattle Mariners

Ichiro Suzuki has always been one of the more stoic major superstars in the world, but losing and seeing his streak of 10 seasons with 200 hits come to an abrupt end was enough to cause the greatest hitter in the world some frustration.  He has always kept a controlled buffer with the media, but recently he decided to open up and reveal to the world — in his opinion —...
Via Sports Report 360  |  January 09, 2012
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Ichiro says he ‘felt desperate’ last season

It’s no stretch to say Ichiro Suzuki had a disappointing season with the Mariners last year. The 38-year-old struggled at the plate, hitting just .272 – bad, for Ichiro – and watching his decade-long 200-hit streak come to an end. M’s fans wondered whether Ichiro’s days of stardom were over. Ichiro himself, it turns out, [...]
Via Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  January 04, 2012
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#96: Have we seen the end of Ichiro Suzuki?

It’s amazing that, at age 38, this is really the first time we’ve ever asked if we’ve seen the end of Ichiro Suzuki as we’ve come to know him. That’s what happens when you fail to record 200 hits for the first time in your 11 year career, when your .272 average appears on the third page of the Fangraphs leaderboards and when your career 11.0 Ultimate...
Via Baseball Professor  |  December 05, 2011
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Japanese INF Kawasaki only interested in Mariners

Japanese infielder Munenori Kawasaki wants to go to the major leagues, provided he can join Ichiro Suzuki with the Seattle Mariners. Kawasaki said at a news conference Thursday that he is only thinking about playing on the same team as Suzuki and would have to decline other offers. The 30-year-old Kawasaki is a free agent and could negotiate with any major league team, but prefers...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 01, 2011
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Ichiro’s fall is not as precarious as you think

How can such a great player suddenly struggle like this? (Getty Images) Whenever you watch the Mariners, you always hear about Ichiro. Normally it’s how incredibly well he’s hitting, fielding, and stealing bases. These days, it’s all about the fall of Ichiro. Ichiro has hit just .271 thus far in 2011 with just a .303 OBP. This is from a player who entered 2011...
Via isportsweb.com  |  September 08, 2011
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Fan clobbered trying to shake Ichiro's hand

A Seattle Mariners fan found out the hard way that you might want to wait until AFTER the game to shake Ichiro's hand. Kudos to the security guard for the ground-pounding dive tackle. Each week The Mac Bros. offer up free fantasy football picks. Find out who to start and who to bench from two fantasy football champs.
Via Mac Bros. Fantasy Football Forecast  |  June 01, 2011
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