Has Ichiro been slowing down in 2008? His batting average is .286?

April is always his worst month of the year. He's a career .301 hitter in April, so he's not too far off from normal. When May and June (.370 and .344 for his career) come around he'll pick it up. He's going to get 200 + hits and score 110 + runs again this year, just be patient.