Wedge will be doing some serious lineup juggling during the spring with the initial plan being to move Ichiro Suzuki out of the leadoff spot. Dustin Ackley or perhaps Chone Figgins, whose $36 million investment has so far been a bust, are candidates to...

Chone Figgins – Recent reports indicate that the Mariners are looking at Chone Figgins as an everyday player, whether it be at third base or a mix-and-match scenario. Multiple position eligibility is always a plus, but Figgins will have to show some...

The Seattle Times reports that Mariners infielder Chone Figgins has been told he'll likely play every day and mostly at third base for Seattle. That said, the Mariners have also said he'll play in other spots where needed. That could also mean the...

When the team did its infield drills, Brendan Ryan and Kawasaki were working at shortstop, with Seager and Chone Figgins at third. Ackley was the lone second baseman in that group, while Justin Smoak and Carlos Guillen were at first. Wedge said the...

Seattle’s projected batting order includes one notable newcomer, Jesus Montero, one glaring absentee, Chone Figgins, and not a whole lot of promise of offensive pop. With a full cast assembled, the Mariners will hold daily workouts until March 2, when...

Most fantasy baseball enthusiasts won't consider that possibility, or even that he'll have some worth to them. Perhaps that's where you come in. We have to start with an idea, and then we have to see how it sounds. It causes bleeding of the ears like...

I took a step back. I coached a couple of Little League games, saw the joy the kids had, how they all cheered for each other. “It was a great reminder. I may have taken some things for granted last season. I won’t again.” Two more position players came...

Mariners manager Eric Wedge told the Seattle Times that the team will take a long look at prospect Vinnie Catricala at third base in spring training. Kyle Seager, Chone Figgins, Carlos Guillen and Alex Liddi are also being considered for the position. ...

Trayvon Robinson, seen in the photo above, got here yesterday. I ran across him this morning when he was coming out of the indoor batting cages and noticed the new glasses he was wearing. Turns out that Robinson was having some trouble with his contact...

Age, injuries, and mysterious slumps had sapped the production of so many hot cornermen that their collective True Average (.253) trailed that of second basemen (.256)—a seven-point swing from the year before, a change that couldn't simply be explained...

Like Chone Figgins going to Seattle and just forgetting how to play baseball at all…. LA_1968, Seriously, I can’t find that picture anywhere, it is a terrific picture. Any chance of posting the full original, Rich? Telos, Could it be from the video...

As is, Ackley had a better OBP in 2011 than Kendrick (.348 to .338), and there's a good chance that gap could be even wider in 2012. Weeks can play; fourth in this group is not a knock. Third base 1. Adrian Beltre , Rangers 2. Scott Sizemore , A's 3. ...

I voted a 9 because I am dizzy with excitement over the possible AJ move. Even if it doesn’t actually happen, I will always remember the time I got overly giddy at the prospect of AJ not being a Yankee ever again. I love the idea of CC and Pineda...

For instance, Detroit GM Dave Dombrowski — in his defense of the ultimately doomed Prince Fielder contract — talked about how a player’s prime goes on until a player is 32 or 33. In Seattle, where Eric Wedge is apparently thinking of moving Chone...

Among the position players, Seattle signed Japanese middle infielder Munenori Kawasaki and veteran Carlos Guillen to minor league deals in the hopes they can bring depth. Wedge plans to play Chone Figgins in a variety of spots to see if that can...

Ryan, a fiery sort who never fit in at St. Louis, is a terrific defensive player whose veteran presence last season helped accelerate Dustin Ackley’s transition to second base. Signing free-agent infielder Chone Figgins to a four-year contract on Dec....

Ryan, a fiery sort who never fit in at St. Louis, is a terrific defensive player whose veteran presence last season helped accelerate Dustin Ackley’s transition to second base. Signing free-agent infielder Chone Figgins to a four-year contract on Dec....

Chone Figgins has a bad contract. At first, it was not a bad contract. Or maybe it has always been a bad contract, but at first, we didn't believe that it was a bad contract. Figgins looked like a useful and valuable player to have. Then he became...

The Seattle Mariners are determined to try to squeeze some value out of the remaining contract of Chone Figgins, meaning he is likely to play early and often in 2012. In fact, Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer for the Seattle Times, sees Figgins...