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Agreed that a case can be made that the M's need what Kouz would bring more than what Figgy brings. One stat I ALWAYS look at when considering ballplayers is GIDPs. Each GIDP wipes out a good amount of contributions. It takes a scoring opportunity and most of the time completely erases it. It also greatly reduces the workload of a pitcher. Not to mention the morale-killing effect (I know, I know, fragment sentence). I expected to see that Kouz was a high DP guy, and I was right. What surprised me was Figgy. I expected to see that he was a low or very low DP guy, and I was right...except for last year. Until last year, he averaged 7 DPs a season, which is superb. But last year, his DPs soared to 19...that's BAAAD. Lopez has been over 20 the last two seasons, so chalk up aNOTHER similarity between Kouz and Lopez. It's eerie how, despite the differences in their appearance, their production is very similar. One huge difference, of course, is strikeouts. Kouz is a K King.
All in all, I probably would opt to deal Figgy for Kouz if the included prospect is enticing enough. Otherwise, I'd wait and hope for a better return. If Chone can restablish some value, he can be worth something to somebody, worth something better than Kevin Kouzmanoff.