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1) I think the Figgins signing is official Monday for reasons that have nothing to do with the Beltre situation. I think if Beltre accepts arbitration, Figgins signs anyway and plays 2B or LF.
2) Beltre won't accept arbitration anyway. I just don't think so.
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3) Beltre isn't going to get 13 million...more like 10-11 million if he does accept arby, which as I said in point #2...is still unlikely. Figgins' 5 year deal sets the market for Beltre too...he will get something BETWEEN what an aging Polanco got and what a middle-aged Figgins got...and he knows that.