| Tue Jun 22 2010 | 21:43 | Figgins scratched due to illness | ||||
Chone Figgins was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to illness. | ||||||
Josh Wilson will start at second base and bat second against right-hander Ryan Dempster. | ||||||
| Source: Seattle Mariners on Twitter | ||||||
| Thu Jun 17 2010 | 14:13 | Figgins is starting to heat up | ||||
Chone Figgins is batting .317 (20-for-63) over his last 18 games, raising his batting average from .198 to .230. | ||||||
We knew it would happen sooner or later. Figgins has also cut down significantly on his strikeouts, compiling a 6/9 K/BB ratio during the same timespan. There's no question that he's been a tremendous disappointment this season, but the time to buy-low has likely passed. | ||||||
| Tue Jun 8 2010 | 10:35 | Figgins not happy batting ninth | ||||
Chone Figgins was not happy about being dropped to the ninth spot in the batting order on Monday night. | ||||||
"I think I've about earned enough respect as a player," said Figgins. "I'm still battling and I'm doing good, I should stay where I was hitting." Figgins enters play on Tuesday with a disappointing .230 batting average, but he has hit .375 (9-for-24) over the first seven games this month. If he keeps it up, he won't stay down there for long. | ||||||
| Source: Mariners.mlb.com | ||||||
| Mon Jun 7 2010 | 17:10 | Figgins bumped to ninth in the batting order | ||||
Chone Figgins has been bumped to the No. 9 spot in the lineup on Monday. | ||||||
Odd timing, especially considering that Figgins is batting .300/.391/.350 over the first six games this month, but apparently Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu has seen enough. Milton Bradley will now bat No. 2, at least for now. | ||||||
| Source: Seattle Times | ||||||
| Wed Apr 28 2010 | 17:22 | Mariners' Figgins knocks in two in victory | ||||
Chone Figgins had two hits, including a two-run triple, as the Mariners edged the Royals 6-5 on Wednesday. | ||||||
Rob Johnson broke a 5-5 tie with a sac fly in the top of the eighth. Figgins also walked and stole a base today. He snapped a skid of 10 straight games in which he had struck out at least once, and he upped his average from .183 to .200. | ||||||
| Tue Apr 27 2010 | 00:18 | Mariners' Figgins fans three times | ||||
Chone Figgins went 0-for-4 and struck out three times in Monday's loss to the Royals. | ||||||
Figgins has walked 15 times in 20 games to date, but that's the only contribution he's made offensively. He's hitting .179 and slugging .239 in his 67 at-bats. The Mariners probably won't try a change at the top of the order yet, but Figgins may find himself elsewhere if his slump lingers on for a couple of more weeks. | ||||||