Dan Uggla's future
by craig on Jan 22, 2009 10:18 AM EST
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PrintIn a lame attempt David Samson tried to squash the rumors that Dan Uggla was going to be traded at some point in the season or afterwards.
Marlins president David Samson on Wednesday cleared up any misconceptions about Uggla's status for the season. Should the ruling go in favor of Uggla, it doesn't mean the team will then look to trade the All-Star.
Nothing I have read said if Danny wins in the arbitration hearings the team will immediately start shopping the second baseman.
The case most have made, including myself, is no matter whether Uggla wins in arbitration or not, is that this is probably his last season with the Marlins.
Samson went on to say:
"Everyone is on the trading block, but some players are more likely than others to get traded and I would certainly put him in the less-likely (category) as we speak today," Marlins President David Samson said Wednesday.
(Emphasis is mine)
Here is the logic of Uggla being traded either before the deadline or in the offseason after the completion of the 2009 campaign.
In 2010 Hanley Ramirez's salary increases to $7 million and if Dan Uggla puts up his normal numbers, his salary could increase to about $8 million in arbitration, more or less. Not to mention that if Ricky Nolasco and Josh Johnson have the good years we all hope, they will be looking at a hefty pay raise above this year's.
Then there is the fact a new Marlins stadium, assuming it is ever built, isn't going to open until 2012 at the earliest. Coupled with the fact that the team isn't interested in signing Uggla to long term contract and given the club's propensity to keeping the payroll as low as possible until they can find a new revenue source. It means they will not keep the 2009 opening day roster together for another 3 years.
In other words, someone is hitting the bricks and it will more than likely be Uggla since he will be the most expensive player, in terms of salary, who isn't under a long term contract.
It's not pretty, but it is a part of Marlins baseball.
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I love Uggla as much as the next Fish fan.
But with Bonifacio and Coughlan both major-league ready by next year at the latest, this doesn’t bother me one bit. Uggla’s a great bat, but we can’t keep expensive bats.
Dan Uggla's future
I could never understand why everyone makes such a big deal about Dan Uggla. He is without a doubt the most overrated player on the Marlins.
They way everyone talks about him it were as if he were another Pujols or Miguel Cabrera. He doesn’t even come close. Face it the guy is a loser. His numbers are actually mediocre. He has never hit in 100 RBIs for the season. He had a pretty good first half of his rookie year and then disappeared the second half. He had a terrible 2007. In 2008, he did go ballistic for about 6 weeks in May, but then he shut it down. The guy is not great in the clutch either at bat or in the field. Uggla is not even close to a potential hall of famer, and he simply had no business being on the All Star team.
This is a guy who just plays for his own glory. He tries to crush every ball regardless of the situation. He obviously doesn’t care about winning-just tries to show off that occasionally he can hit an impressive home run. Ross, Nolasco, Johnson, Amezega-those guys want to win. Those are the kind of guys we need if we want to win. And that’s all I care about-I want the Marlins to field a winning team-not an overpaid and overrated team.
The Marlins would be much better off trading Uggla for some top pitching prospects. The guy is a big zero. I guess they think they have to suck up to the red neck crowd. I can’t think of another reason why they should make so much fuss over such a mediocre player.
Incidentally we Marlins fans should stop bitching about the management and take a good look in the mirror. Where is all the fan support? I went to 75 games last year, and I often didn’t have a lot of company. At the Mets games there were more Mets fans than Marlins fans. It’s a disgrace. We have an excellent franchise which is giving us a quality product. The future should be good with all those great prospects we have in the minors. What we need most is some decent fan support. What we don’t need is for management to throw away money on overpaid has beens. Spend more money we turn into the Baltimore Orioles and what fun is that? The plan they have is much better-Just keep dumping the over paid B- and C+ talent and keep stocking the minor leagues.
So Marlins fans stop bitching, get off your rears, and come out to the stadium to support the Marlins. When you fill the stadium (with Marlins fans and not with Mets fans), then and only then should you start bitching. Until then just shut up and appreciate what a great franchise you’ve got.
Very wrong about Dan Uggla
Even at 5 million Dan Uggla would be an incredible value for any team other than the Marlins. He’s a premier hitter at 2B. EqA of .296, VORP of 40.6, and an OPS+ of 128 last year. I agree that in our current situation the Marlins won’t be able to keep ahold of him, but to call him an overrated loser is ridiculous.
In fact, he’s probably the second best offensive 2B in the MLB.
Dan Uggla's future
Well. you’ve got some fancy numbers there. I guess I’ve been too negative on Uggla. I just have so many memories of him striking out, failing to get a crucial hit, muffing an easy ground ball etc etc etc.
But still if the Marlins fans want Dan Uggla so much, my answer is simple: Support the team. Fill the stadium. go to 20 games. get your friends and neighbors to go. Increase the attendance by 5,000 a game and management would gladly pay up for Uggla (if he is producing). We have the best unwatched sports franchise in America. Drives me crazy.
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