One of the first things I do each morning is log on to mlbtraderumors.com. It’s kind of a one-stop shopping place for all things related to the Hot Stove. This morning, I was delighted to see that the Angels have not given up on signing John Lackey. More on that in a bit…
But first, the big news of the day was Chone Figgins. Following mlbtraderumors.com we learned that one minute he was on the verge of signing with the Seattle Mariners. A little while later, they were reporting the Angels were still “hanging in there.” He was signing, then he was “maybe” signing. It was kind of a roller coaster.
Then as the evening unfolded it was becoming more and more clear that Figgins was indeed heading to Seattle. Per Greg Bell of the Associated Press, Figgins and Mariners have a preliminary agreement on a four year, $36 million dollar deal, with an option that could push the contract to $45 million.
Earlier Yahoo Sports’ Tim Brown tweeted that “Angels officials had conceded that Figgins was as good as gone to the M’s.”
The deal is expected to be announced Monday at the Winter Meetings.
Good for Figgy. Sucks for us.
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