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Ya, I don't expect his power in '09 to continue, but you never know.
Whats been interesting this is that opposing infielders have been playing Ichiro a little further back than they used to. This probably means that Ichiro has a lost a 'tick' of speed to first.
Whats unexpected though is that this hasn't harmed Ichiro's ability to hit for average in the LEAST. In fact Ichiro's 2009 IH% is BY FAR the highest of his career. If infielders continue to play back on him, Ichiro's going to have a career high in infield hits, and likely his best season since 2004.