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Well, there is this possibility...
What if this isn't about Figgins batting first, but Ichiro batting third.
Ichiro has bigtime RISP and Runners On numbers and his prowess is well known throughout the league.
Now, few really believe Ichiro is totally done, but by shoving the entire context on Figgins, batting Ichiro third gives you two things... Everyone's looking at Figgins and Ichiro gets to quietly become the extra OBP motor with Ackley infront of Montero and Smoak. The other thing is, Ichiro is probably going to get better pitches to look at with Ackley on base (Figgins on base... hahahaha) than empty leadoff.