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Ichiro to NY Yankees: Predicting His Statistics for the Rest of the 2012 Season

fascinating deal—made official on Monday evening—has landed Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki with the New York Yankees, according to the YES Network's Jack Curry.

What statistics should we expect of him in the Bronx?

Let's analyze.

For those who haven't watched much West Coast baseball since the start of 2011, I regret to inform you that Suzuki is in decline. Over the past 16 months, his triple-slash line is an underwhelming .268/.302/.342, compared to .331/.376/.430 between 2001 and 2010.

His bat speed has slowed, which is particularly evident in his left/right splits.

Until this season, he was effective regardless of the opposing pitcher's handedness. However, he simply can't catch up ...

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