Comments on: Mariners willing to throw in money to rid themselves of Chone Figgins http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: SmackSaw http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222618 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:52:41 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222618 Say what you want about Vernon Wells, but letting Figgins and Lackey go were great moves for Tony Regins.

]]> By: marinersnate http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222590 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:11:26 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222590 Fair & tempting offer. But SF has already offered a box of Rice-A-Roni, one of Timmy’s ryo’s, and half an order of AT&T garlic fries. This has all the makings of a bidding war.

]]> By: Kanonen80 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222553 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:02:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222553 Twins send Nishioka to the M’s for Chone and 90% of his salary. Chone gets a change of scenery, Twins get a decent gloved utility man with speed (your welcome Gardy) and the M’s get a raw but talented Japanese shortstop in a market that’s definitely more Japanese-player friendly than the mid-west. Oh, and Ichiro will get an assistant to get his coffee and stuff, since it sounds like that’s how it works with two Japanese players on the same team. Everyone wins.

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222520 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:53:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222520 *wouldn’t

Edit function? Really, it is all I want for Christmas.

]]> By: PanchoHerreraFanClub http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222514 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:28:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222514 How about a straight up swap with the Angles for Vernon Welles?

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222512 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:27:01 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222512 There are so many fun things about this post.

1) Teams that need a leadoff man….with an OBP that rivals that of most pitchers.

2) The list of teams the Mariner’s are targeting, Reds and Giants…good stuff…it is like they are saying, “we know you guys aren’t that bright, look at the shiny lead off man, he’s fast!”

3) The fact that the Mariners think anyone in their right mind would trade for this guy…most teams would waste the roster spot on him, much less give anything for him or pay him more than the league minimum.

4) It is called sunk cost, just cut the guy already, giving him playing time just increases the cost.

]]> By: dan1111 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222497 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:03:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222497 the Tigers only have a one year $6 million obligation to Inge, while Figgins is owed at least $17 million, plus a vesting option for 2014. I suspect the Mariners would love this deal.

]]> By: dafixisin http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222490 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:55:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222490 If the M’s fail to land Fielder (likely), I’d swap Figgy for the Big Donkey, straight up. The M’s would assume $5 million more per year, but that’s a bet I’d be willing to make, post-Fielder.

]]> By: pisano http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222481 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:33:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222481 Mariners, you made your bed, now lay in it.

]]> By: cowboysoldiertx http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222465 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:42:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222465 I will give the Mariners $3 bucks and a Joe Shatabonik baseball card for him if they pick up the rest of the salary. :-)

]]> By: lrak76 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/14/mariners-willing-to-throw-in-money-to-rid-themselves-of-chone-figgins/comment-page-1/#comment-222454 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:02:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=98162#comment-222454 Keep the cash and take Brandon Inge off of our hands. I would love for the Tigres to pick him and Prado up if all it took was a streaky-hitting outfielder with poor defensive skills and another player with an equally bad contract. Hell, I would throw in a guys like Andy Oliver, Ryan Strieby or some other bust of a prospect if that’s all it took to get Figgins. In a market so thin you have to take chances like this to win and it’s worked with Fister and Young this year. Everybody in Detroit was upset with their acquisitions and the they both blew up. Get ‘er done, Dave.

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