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Post by MIZ-SIU on Dec 4, 2009 18:04:12 GMT -5
The Seattle Mariners could have a new third baseman by the end of the day.
Seattle appears close to a deal with free agent Chone Figgins, a source familiar with the team's thinking confirmed to ESPN.com Friday.
However, the source denied a FoxSports.com report that the contract would be for four years and $36 million, saying that financial terms were still being negotiated.
There were also indications Friday that, while all signs point toward Figgins landing in Seattle, his old team, the Los Angeles Angels, wasn't completely out of the running.
Seattle has aggressively pursued Figgins to replace Adrian Beltre at third base. The Mariners offered Beltre arbitration, but know Beltre is seeking a long-term deal elsewhere and don't expect him to accept it.
A fascinating, but still unanswered, question is how the Mariners would fit Figgins and Ichiro Suzuki in their lineup.
Figgins has batted leadoff for the Angels in all but two games over the last two seasons, and was second only to Derek Jeter in on-base percentage (.395) among AL leadoff hitters. But Ichiro has been a fixture in the leadoff hole in Seattle for the last nine years, aside from 13 games in the No. 3 slot in 2002 and 2004.
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Post by tophb21 on Dec 4, 2009 18:22:47 GMT -5
I guess this is a good move for Seattle. What are they putting around him. After going after long bombers in years past and having them flame out at Safeco, this might make more sense.
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Post by husky on Dec 4, 2009 18:31:03 GMT -5
I like this move if it's somewhere in line with the dollar figures mentioned. He's a versatile player who won't block our young players, and his style of offense fits much better at Safeco than right handed sluggers, like toph mentioned.
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Post by husky on Dec 4, 2009 22:46:12 GMT -5
Several sources are saying it's a done deal now...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 1:47:05 GMT -5
Great move by Seattle.
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Post by Bradimous1 on Dec 8, 2009 17:06:22 GMT -5
just heard it is a done deal!!!
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