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Originally Posted by yanksfan09
Being a Yankee fan Im not expecting too much, he's almost 40 with a 280 on base. However, I think the Yanks could get a couple nice months out of him. Maybe next year too. The stadium will be easier to hit and we may see a few more HR's. The main thing here is that they didn't give up much for him that I'll be missing so it seems like a no-brainer on the Yankees end to me. I like the deal but I'm certainly not expecting vintage Ichiro.
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He's 38, he hit just .272 last year which is very pedestrian and is at only .261 this year. He has lost his speed which enabled him to beat out so many infield singles. He has hit 10 or more HRs only 3 times in his major league career. I would have thought there could have been better pickings out there for the pinstripes besides Ichiro.