What kind of contract will Chone Figgins get?

by jcAustin on Oct 9, 2009 12:25 AM CDT Comment 12 comments

What a great player. I know the Rangers don't really have a place for him but amidst all the talk of resigning Marlon Byrd and thinking about what kind of contract he'll get, I was watching the Angels/Red Sox game and started wondering what Figgins might get. He can play center, and wherever the hell else you want him to play, and he'll hit .300 and steal 40 bases. He's 31, a career .293 hitter with a .404 OBP. Maybe he gets caught stealing more than you'd like, and maybe Marlon has more 'leadership' mojo than he does, but who wouldn't want this guy on their team? I guess you could say a utility guy shouldn't get a big contract but at this point he reminds me of a Mark DeRosa, a guy a lot of teams would want. I say he gets 3yrs/30M and maybe 4 years from some team (probably the Angels.) What do you think?

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he may be a utility guy, in the sense that he has positional versatility

but he is also an everyday player. I think that his versatility should only enhance his value. If I were a GM, I would be looking at his OBP and baserunning as good things he brings.

One thing to note, his worst defensive season was 2006, when he played 96 games in CF and about 120 in the outfield. Since converting to basically an everyday 3B role he has contributed much more defensively, so it a team would seem to be best allocating resources if they signed him to be an everyday third baseman. I could see maybe 3/28 all the way up to a 4/48 if team spending is more robust this winter.

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Oct 9, 2009 2:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep

He’s a total of -12.6 runs for his career in the OF according to UZR. In fact, he hasn’t really played any OF since 2006 (save for 11 games in RF in 2007).

He is worth 21 runs in UZR for his career at third base and just had his best year ever there defensively, but that’s also literally the only position he’s been above replacement at for his career. So unless you’re signing him to play there exclusively you’re not really getting an above average defensive player at all.

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by lonestarJon on Oct 9, 2009 2:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's Mark DeRosa

if Mark DeRosa pronounced his name Shawn.

Go Rice Owls!

by JBImaknee on Oct 9, 2009 9:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if the Cards are aware

of Dumpmaster-D’s status?

by jcAustin on Oct 9, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hopefully the Angels won't be able to resign

Figgins, Abreu, or Guerrero (especially Guerrero for our sake). Lackey is meh. He is a complete douche, but we crush him.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.

by NothinG on Oct 9, 2009 9:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah but Lackey

does help them against other teams. When is the recession going to hit the angels?

"More than likely JW never played sports above the youth level. It amazes me that he seems to have no concept on the common reactions of an adult athlete or their normal interactions between each other." - laxonto

by Michael Cave on Oct 9, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doesn't matter to me if Lackey is good...

The look on Lackey’s face every time he gets crushed by the Rangers is priceless. That and the Scocia face are the best parts of an Angels game.

by macromorgan on Oct 9, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My dream

is that next yr this yr’s situation is reversed. We knock them out of the playoffs at our place with about 6-7 games left. That would be nice. Think about the looks on their faces then ha

by Michael Cave on Oct 9, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs