Despite Trade Rumors, Chone Figgins Wants to Stay in Seattle

Filed under: Athletics, Mariners, MLB Rumors

SEATTLE - For much of Friday and Saturday, Chone Figgins' cell phone was abuzz with texts and calls wanting to know if he was about to be traded by the Seattle Mariners.

Figgins' answer: not if he has anything to say about it.

Word came out of Oakland Friday that the A's were in pursuit of Figgins, and there was talk of Toronto being interested as well. Earlier in the offseason, the Angels had been linked to a pursuit of Figgins, who played in Anaheim his entire career before signing a four-year, $36 million deal with the Mariners prior to last season.

The thing is, Figgins has a limited no-trade clause, and one of the teams on the no-trade list is Oakland.

 

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