CHONE FIGGINS RUMORS
WTF – March 22, 2013 – Wrigley Renovations, the Cubs Roster, and For Some Reason, Chone Figgins
Today on our Wrigley Talk Friday podcast, Adam, Julie and I discussed the Wrigley renovation saga as both Tom Tunney and the Cubs posture in the media, while Cubs fans kvetch over the potential loss of the manual scoreboard. We looked at the final roster and the few players remaining as possibilities, got sad, and successfully let Jesse Rogers troll us by bringing up Chone Figgins...
Figgins trying to revive career with Marlins
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Chone Figgins reaches into his locker and pulls out a glove from the stack on the shelf, eager to grab the chance to revive his career with the Miami Marlins.
He smacks the leather of the second baseman's mitt. He also has gloves to play third base, shortstop and the outfield. He says his favorite position is "on the field."
At 35, Figgins just...
Via Fox Sports Florida
March 06, 2013
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Should The Phillies Take A Chance On Chone Figgins?
Figgins seemed to lose himself while playing in Seattle. Could relocating to Philadelphia get his career back on track? Photo: AP
With Chone Figgins being designated for assignment by the Mariners yesterday, all signs point to the once productive player hitting the free agent market. Ian Riccaboni and I sat down to discuss whether Figgins might be an option worth exploring for the...
Seattle Mariners Designate Chone Figgins For Assignment
Chone Figgins was given a lot of money when he came to Seattle from Los Angeles. The 34-year old outfielder is making $8 million next season, but he will make be making it in Seattle. The Seattle Mariners announced yesterday that they were designating Figgins for assignment.
According to Greg Johns of MLB.com, the Mariners decided to part ways with Figgins because of his...
Mariners sever ties with Chone Figgins (finally)
The Seattle Mariners have designated Chone Figgins for assignment, three years after signing him to a four year, $36 million deal that hurt the team more than it helped it. Seattle will eat the $8 million Figgins is due to earn in 2013.
In three seasons with the Mariners, Figgins provided Seattle with -0.8 fWAR in 308 games. He was demoted from a starting position in 2011, and...
Chone Figgins Tired of Life on the Bench
Chone Figgins is tired of sitting on the bench in Seattle – even though he’s getting paid $9 million to do so. (Source: CBS Sports)
The worst free agent signing of Jack Zduriencik’s career as a general manager signed a 4-year, $36 million deal with the Mariners in 2010 and has batted .227 with four homers and 61 RBIs in 308 games. Initiallly signed to play third base, Figgins...
Via Seattle Sports Nut
October 07, 2012
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Chone Figgins doesn't want to be a Mariner anymore
Apparently, Mariners utility player Chone Figgins doesn't want to be with the team anymore. He told John Hickey of SportsPressNW.com that "I can't take 2 more years of this."
Well Chone, I'm sure the feeling is mutual from your employers. They've paid you $28 million over the last three seasons (which includes a $2 million signing bonus), and you've...
Chone Figgins can’t even break up a double play illegally (Animated)
The current contract Chone Figgins is under is not exactly astronomical, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming one of the most overpaid players in baseball. Since signing a four-year, $36 million deal with the Mariners after the 2009 season, Figgins is hitting below .225. He finished last season with an average of .188 and is headed down the same path this year with a .185...
Mariners Chone Figgins is going to ride some serious pine
Going…going…gone?
When the news first hit that the Seattle Mariners penned big time free agent Chone Figgins to a 4 year contract the air around Seattle seemed a bit sweeter than normal. Figgins had long since plagued the M’s during his time with the Divsion rivals, the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim.
2010 was to be the year that the M’s would reclaim the glory that was...
The tale of a man named Chone Figgins
The comeback of the Mariners Chone Figgins is a fairy tale
In the recesses of Safeco field at the end of the Seattle Mariners 2011 season sat a man named Chone Figgins.
Figgins had been injured by special request from the masses and placed on the disabled list.
As he sat there in tears of humiliation he heard a small voice calling out his name.
He looked around trying to locate the...
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