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Figgins seems to be about as tolerable a Civic as you'd want. He can play a few infield positions, yes? Any outfiled? At least that way the roster isn't ossified so that Tui or someone else can't break in to the lineup. That's my main concern with Figgins.
$9MM per year isn't a bad price, or too cumbersome of a salary to have locked in. But it reinforces to me that I think the club will do whatever it can to move Lopez. They've got Tui and now Ackley working that spot, and I think they just don't want free swingers on this club. Ichiro excepted, of course.
Pretty impressive that in the past 6 years, 4 times has Figgins been in the top 25 in MVP voting.