Chone Figgins  Both Conor and I have made it pretty clear that
we are fans of Chone Figgins, and we really wish he was wearing
a Yankees uniform. Ken Rosenthal has an article up on our boy
Figgins, and his future. Rosenthal has a few interesting
comparisons...  The Juan Pierre and Gary Matthews
deals...complete failures The Brian Roberts Extension...we'll
see  The thing with Figgins, for me is that he is so versatile.
He can play 2nd, SS, 3rd, LF, CF, and RF. He's crazy fast. Like
Brett Gardner fast. And he's a free agent after this year. The
Angels have Brandon Wood, Howie Kendrick, and Maicer Izturis, so
Chone isn't integral to their future. He may cost a pretty
penny, but I say he's worth it.  We have Hideki Matsui($13mm),
Johnny Damon ($13mm), Xavier Nady($6.55mm) , Andy Pettitte
($5.5mm) and Jose Molina ($2mm) coming off the books. That's a
total of just over $40mm Most likely we'll see Austin Romine or
Francisco Cervelli take over for Molina at the league minimum.
We'll see Phil Hughes take over for Pet