What would you give up for Chone Figgins?

Slipped into this article is a note about the A's looking into a possible Kouzmanoff-plus for Figgins deal. The infielder is due $26 million through 2013... could Oakland make a sensible deal here?

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I’d give up Kouz and Shawn Haviland and Conner Crumbliss. Aka Kouz and two barely prospects

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by Dave Gershman on Jan 28, 2026 1:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions

And Oakland takes back all of the money? Not sure I'd do that if I was Billy Beane.

Kouzmanoff only offsets $4.75 million, so the Athletics would basically be taking a flier on Figgins for three years and $21.25 million.

I think that the Mariners would still have to eat $5-6M for that deal to make sense, no? No way in hell that Figgins gets over $21 million in guaranteed money after the way he played last season. Not to mention that Kouzmanoff is actually a pretty solid player, and he’s worth more than $4.75 million.

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by Satchel Price on Jan 28, 2026 1:33 PM EST up reply actions