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Ichiro Suzuki went 0-4with a Walk as his 27-game hitting streak was snapped.  He struck out for just his 17th time this year to end the game.  Ryan Zimmerman’s 30-game hitting streak remains the longest in the Bigs this year.

Ichiro Suzuki extended his career-long hitting streak to 27 games with a Single in the third Inning.  He is currently 1 for 2 in the game with a walk raising his average to .355.

Luke Scott hit another HR for the Orioles.  He’s been on a rampage since coming off the DL.

Seattle Mariner All-Star OF Ichiro Suzuki extended his hitting streak last night to a career high 26 games with a Singe in the first inning.  He went 2 for 5 in the game with a pair of Runs to raise his average to .353.  Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman has the longest hitting streak of the season at 30 games.

The countdown to Opening Day is on.  There are a couple of updates that I wanted to make sure you were aware of.   First, the Mets signed OF Gary Sheffield.  His value is limited though as he’ll be sharing time with Ryan Church.  If you drafted Church hoping for a breakout player, you probably just lost that possibility.  He still holds value, but you’re going to have to see how they handle the ABs.  Fernando Tatis will also lose some ABs.  There is the possibility that Sheff never gets going and gets shown the door.

Ichiro Suzuki landed on the DL for the first time in his career with a bleeding ulcer.  He’s eligible to come off on April 15th.  He will miss the Mariners’ first eight games.  Ichiro should still put up solid numbers.  I’m just worried his 100+ Run and 200+ Hit streaks could be in jeopardy.

Here is a list of guys who typically get off to slow starts.  If you draft them, be patient.  If you didn’t take them, they may good buy low candidates.

Ryan Howard - Howard is a beast so he probably isn’t going to come available, but don’t be discouraged by a slow start.  Last year year he hit .234 with 28 HRs and 84 RBI in 96 games before the All-Star break and .276 with 20 & 62 in the last 66 games.  For his career he hits 47 points higher after the break.

Ichiro Suzuki – Ichiro hit .252 in March & April last year and .323 the rest of the way.  His April swoon may seem uncharacteristic for Ichiro, but he is a .294 hitter in April and a .337 hitter thereafter.  If he struggles early, maybe you can surgically remove him from somebody’s team.

Bobby Abreu - You may assume a slow start is due to relocation, but remember he hit .269 with just 3 HRs in 28 April games last year.  Historically, April is his worst month.  He has a .282 average and 31 HRs and 154.  He has at least 40 HRs & 170 RBI in every other Month but September (35 & 163).  Plus, he hits .303 in the other months.  He could be primed to take off someone’s hands if he starts slow.