Chone Figgins will bat for the Seattle Mariners next year, but a major question remains:  Who will bat leadoff?  Figgins, or Ichiro?  The Mariners have an interesting conundrum ahead of them in deciding who should bat first.  Realistically, unless Ichiro offers to bat second, it would be logical for Ichiro to go first, given his time in Seattle and the affection the fans have for him.  Besides acquiring a guy who has a great on-base percentage, the Mariners scored a coup taking Figgins from their division rival (and current division champ), the Angels.

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