The Oakland Athletics are working on a trade that would send third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and possibly a pitcher to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for the speedy infielder Chone Figgins according to Joe Stiglich of the Contra Costa Times.

Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said Friday that he wants Figgins to be their Opening Day third baseman according to Jane Lee and Greg Johns of MLB.com. “I’m looking forward to Figgins being our starting third baseman,” Zduriencik said. “He’ll be here tomorrow [for the Mariners' FanFest]. He’s been agreeable to moving back to third base and that’s our plan, to have Chone be our Opening Day third baseman.”

A source close to Buster Olney of ESPN adds that the Toronto Blue Jays could be involved in the trade talks.

The A’s  have shown interest in Figgins in the past as they pursued him last winter as a free agent.

Figgins, 33, hit .259/.340/.306 with 1 HR and 35 RBI’s with the Mariners in 2010.