Should the Mariners trade Chone Figgins?
Would anyone else trade for Chone Figgins? He’ll be making 8 million dollars a year for the next four years, and he’s already 32. His batting average is .226, and he’s slugging about what I would in the majors right now. There is no reasonable team that would take Figgins off our hands – not even the Oakland Raiders. Well, I guess they’re not a reasonable team. Figgins is going to have to keep playing second base for the Mariners until Dustin Ackley is ready. And there is still some doubt as to whether Ackley can ever develop into a serviceable enough fielder at the position. Assuming he does, Figgins will likely shift into a Mark McLemore-type role for the team, filling in when players need rest, and pinch running. But right now he doesn’t look like an MLB starter, especially one for whom the Mariners gave up their first round pick. Q: Who are some of the top prospects to watch out for in the Mariners system that aren’t well known? A: This is difficult, because it’s hard to say who is
