Buzz: Five-Years, $50 Million for Figgins
Angels reporter Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times believes free-agent RHP John Lackey will get at least a five-year deal, worth around $100 million, while Chone Figgins will likely land a five-year, $50 million deal on the open market.
In 158 games this season for the Angels, Figgins hit .298 with a .395 OBP, 42 extra base hits and 42 stolen bases.
…i get e-mails from readers all of the time suggesting the Mets sign figgins to play second base… he’d be a wonderful No.2 hitter behind Jose Reyes, no doubt about it… he was treated a super-sub during the first few years of his career, playing games at second, shortstop and the outfield… but, he’s turned in to quite the impressive defensive third baseman… and so, i have to think some team will gladly sign him to a long-term deal to be their prominent lead-off hitter, and starting third baseman… the Mets, on the other hand, would need to first move Luis Castillo, and then convince figgins to switch back to second base, where he has not played regularly since 2005, and they will probably have to overpay to sway him to do it…
…three other things about figgins, 1) everytime my wife sees his name on screen, she says, ‘Shown,’ 2) he has the same birth date as SNY’s Ted Berg, and 3) he might be Willie Randolph’s doppelganger…
