On Monday afternoon, Jim Allen of the Kyodo News (h/t Sankei Sports) reported on Twitter that free agent outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is in talks with the Colorado Rockies for a contract.
Ichiro Suzuki's agent is in talks with the Colorado Rockies a source tells Japan's Sankei Sports. Suzuki is currently training in Kobe.https://t.co/lUb9tXfKG9
Our own Kevin Henry thought of the possibility of the Rockies and Ichiro potentially coming together on a pact all the way back in early November, just a few days after the completion of the World Series.
A look at the past few seasons for Ichiro
Being a man of advanced age for baseball (he turned 44 in October), he has been on the decline for the past handful of seasons, or since about 2011.