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This always amuses me. Someone will say:
"if you're looking for an impact lead-off hitter who plays the outfield... have I got the man for you!"
And then say:
"Anything and everything we can do to jettison the dead-weight should be done, even if it means tossing useful pieces into the deal. Ichiro..."
Can't have it both ways. He's either $18 million worth of dead weight, in which case he's untradeable...or he's an impact lead-off hitter who plays the OF. It's kind of one or the other. Regardless, nobody is trading anything for Ichiro right now. The M's would have to eat the contract and then replace him with...Peguero? No thanks.