Wht do u think of Ichiro's deal

[sportsfan1433]

I personally thing they gave him way too much, but im not a mariner fan so id like to hear wht the fans think?

[SeaWolf]

I personally thing they gave him way too much, but im not a mariner fan so id like to hear wht the fans think?

I think he got too much money. For a team with a history of letting the big boys go, this was a nice change of pace.

[Mugrila]

I'm fine with it. There was a good post on http://www.ussmariner.com on Ichiro's runs created and how he compares to other top CFs like Beltran and Sizemore. They concluded that over the past 4 seasons he's created 50 runs more than the average CF per season. That doesn't include the defensive side of things.

The M's gave him a lot of money, but they got a good deal; much better than spending a ton of money on a mediocre arm. Ichiro has been the face of the organization for years, and they did what they needed to do to keep him where he belongs.

[Big Pimpin]

I'm fine with it. There was a good post on http://www.ussmariner.com on Ichiro's runs created and how he compares to other top CFs like Beltran and Sizemore. They concluded that over the past 4 seasons he's created 50 runs more than the average CF per season. That doesn't include the defensive side of things.

The M's gave him a lot of money, but they got a good deal; much better than spending a ton of money on a mediocre arm. Ichiro has been the face of the organization for years, and they did what they needed to do to keep him where he belongs.

Yeah I'm fine with it too. Probably more than I think he's worth from a purely baseball standpoint in relation to the rest of the market, but you lose a ton on the business side of things if Ichiro leaves. I think he's probably worth a good $5M to the bottom line with all the merchandise revenues and attendance and the Japanese following and all that, so once I started thinking about that the deal doesn't seem so bad. I'm just glad he's moved to CF so we can get more power in both the corners.

[Pokeyouindaeye]

I agree with mugrila and pimpin'. I like the deal from a business point of view. Ichiro also keeps himself in pretty good shape, so I expect him to be doing a few things at the end of the contract that other people might not be able to do.