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Of the guys you list, I am not saying they should all be treated the same, only the right-handers. Ichiro is lefty who has faced southpaws nearly 2000 times so you can take his splits at face value, and Bradley is switch-hitter so you have to look at his splits to determine his strengths (since some switch-hitters are natural righties and others natural lefties, there are going to be big differences amongst them).
"but after a while a guy is what he is."
Right, but the vast majority of righty hitters are the same and it takes a long, long time before you can know who don't fit the mold, far longer than anybody seems to realize.
"The '10 Mariners are going to be much stronger vs LHP next season."
Note: I'm not arguing this. I am just trying to make a general point about the value of splits.