Comments on: Would anyone want Ichiro?

By: SeattleSlew

SeattleSlew — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:11:19 +0000

I think that Ichiro will attempt to not only obtain 3000 U.S. hits, but in so doing will have also passed Pete Rose’s 4256 if you combine the 3000 here in the U.S. with the 1278 he had in Japan. He is at 2176 right now, so needs 824 to accomplish that. If he gets about 60 more this year, 180 in each of the next two years he will be right around 2600 hits when his contract expires in 2012. If he can generate 200 in each of the next two years then he will be at 2640 or so. He is in superb physical condition and it is difficult to judge any of the Mariners real performance this year based on the horrible lineup as well as the chaos overall. I believe he will sign another contract for at least 2 years when this one expires, and possibly three on his road to becoming a much more appropriate representation of the All Time Hit King than Pete Rose.

By: BC

BC — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:16:01 +0000

The Dodgers make perfect sense. Assuming their nitwit owners figure out the divorce situation and actually decide to spend money.
Here’s a scarier idea. Philly. Drop him in there in place of Werth. Yikes.

By: moolah954

moolah954 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:06:52 +0000

whats the 10 teams ???

By: easports82

easports82 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:18:02 +0000

I nearly gagged and vomited at the same time while reading this scenario. I gotta go get some more rum…

By: Reflex

Reflex — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:57:27 +0000

And why would such a deal make sense for Seattle when Ichiro makes the team far more than his seventeen mil due to a massive built in fan base and the fact that they sell tons and tons of merchandise in Japan simply by his very presence? Why would they pay a chunk of his salary, accept no serious prospects back, and have him produce for another team, while losing the major revenue stream he brings in?
I’ve been a proponent of the ‘trade Ichiro’ line for several years now. He’s in his 30′s and his game relies on speed, something that is bound to dissapear as he ages. The M’s waited one year too long with Bret Boone, and they are poised to do the same with Ichiro. But there is no way they should pay his salary while losing the revenue stream and production. Not unless they get a major return in terms of prospects.
Given that, he’s more of a ‘deadline deal’ kinda trade, when a wealthy team has an injury and gets desperate. Someone with a deep farm system. Yanks or Red Sox for instance. But given Ichiro’s special relationship with the M’s ownership, I don’t see him ever getting delt. He’ll finish out his contract and then decide whether or not to do a final farewell season with the M’s, or sign somewhere else for a final year with a contender. Or both, should the M’s farm system pay off by then.

By: Ffej

Ffej — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:39:08 +0000

Call me crazy, but I wouldn’t mind seeing the Twins trade for him, as long as three things were to happen this offseason: Hudson leaves (most likely from wanting signifigantly more than he’s making this year), Cuddyer leaves (wanting the same or more than he makes now), and the Mariners eat half or more of the rest of Ichiro’s contract. Money wise he would be a little more than half what those two make now, and the Twins have options (defensively at least) to use at 2nd base. I just would love to see Span and Ichiro setting the table for Mauer, Morneau, Kubel, and hopefully Thome back for another year. Wait a second, that would be a lot of leftys in a row in the lineup, but it sure would be fun to watch angainst rightys!