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an extra 3 to 4 million to play with this year to shore up another position if they make this trade.
Kouz+ prospect+ 4 million in salary space > Figgins
I'm of the opinion that Safeco eats up punch and Judy hitters (save Ichiro) whether they are left handed or right handed and I don't see a huge bounce back for Figgins if he remains with the M's.
Kouz will be the type of player that you start the season with and and if things aren't going great then you Kotchman him, meaning you start bringing in players to get their taste of the bigs.
I like the pros of this trade a great deal and don't mind the cons at all.