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Doc,
Those same fangraph pages indicate something quite unlikely to continue.
Figgins career O-swing percentage is 8%. His career # is 20%. 8% is unsustainable when you're reputed to have a good eye and your career # is 2.5 times greater. His career O-contact % is 76%. His current 100% is unsustainable.
He is swinging at bad pitches way less frequently and whacking them way more frequently than is even close to sustainable over a season.
More importantly, 37.5% of his batted balls have been LD's this season. Way unsustainable. The last two seasons he had %'s of 18 and 20. His good '09 year included a LD% of 24%. His smokin' '07 year included a LD% of 26%.
What we have here is a very small sample. That sample leads you to believe that Figgins is a Ted Williams, or something.
Experience says no way.
The key for the M's is to find the right team, eating a whole year's worth of salary in the process, to deal him to while the numbers are so out of whack.
When they come down to earth (soon), Figgins becomes a Punch and Judy hitting expensive utility guy.
Jack needs to make it clear, we'll buy this years's slary, you buy next.
With that offer, and before he becomes Figgins again, we might find a buyer.
moe