re: Hardball Times projects five players to be inducted into the Baseball HOF

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At best he may have gotten two full years and a year or two as a utility/fourth outfielder in his early/mid twenties

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Say what

Ichiro started playing in Japan at 18 and some of his best years there started at age 21

Dude walked into Seattle year 1, won the batting title, MVP, silver slugger and a gold glove, on top of leading the league in steals. He's a 4-5 WAR player at minimum if in the MLB those years

Two years of production or a 4th OF in his early twenties if he was here?