Gotta disagree with that Snakeeye. Ichiro is a solid hitter, and although he wont hit for a ton of power, his .455 slg% is pretty damned decent, 24 doubles is nothing to scoff at.
You need speed at the top of your lineup, it just gives you so many options with what you can do.
The one thing I do not like is Ichiro playing a corner OF position. Waste of his defense for someone with a ton of range, and his throwing arm, should really be playing CF which is a more demanding OF position.
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