Figgins doesn't really project to be a good defensive 2B at this point; think SEA is just driving up the price for giggles. IMO Chavo nailed it at couple years AAV in the $9M range with a player-friendly option. But I don't think they are in any rush to sign that deal, because 1) there is just no apparent urgency in the minds of the competitors / waiting drives prices down and 2) they probably have a few options they would like to explore. If I was able to use Escher's Theorem to suss out one of Albert's points correctly, he is right in saying that Youks' will play very well at 3B in terms of positional offense if they can find a 1B who is an upgrade over Beltre's O+D package.

I have come around to liking the value of Beltre's glove, especially in that Scutaro looks like a limited range / dependable hands kind of SS. But gammo made a good point re: Beltre in his EEI interview the other day when he said (para)"I'm not sure that he'll ever see a fastball in the ALE". In spite of all the park adjustment goodness, with the quality of pitching in the AL East and his geriatric command of the strike zone, I wonder that the offensive numbers will be back.