Category Archives: Chone Figgins

MLB Arbitration Rundown: Who’s Staying, Who’s Going?!

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Jeremiah Graves

This year 23 free agents were offered arbitration. Of those 23, ten are Type A free agents and thirteen are Type B. Teams that sign a Type A free agent will lose their first-round pick—if that club finished in the … Continue reading →

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Juan Pierre: Baseball’s Best Fourth Outfielder

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Jeremiah Graves

Juan Pierre is baseball’s best fourth outfielder. The problem is that Juan Pierre plays like—and is being paid like—a starting outfielder. Pierre, 32, has two more years and $18.5 million remaining on the five-year, $44 million pact he signed with … Continue reading →

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Trading Time for Twins: Five Logical Options

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Jeremiah Graves

Today is the annual Major League Baseball amateur draft, an event which gives struggling franchises a glimmer of hope for the future. Unfortunately for teams on the cusp of contention, like the Minnesota Twins, the players taken today won’t have … Continue reading →

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