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Dan Uggla's trade value


As you know, the Rockies have a lot of interest in your current 2nd baseman, Dan Uggla, and would make the team a lot better. However, I am wondering, what would Marlins fans want for compensation?

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From what I've heard, two primary players of interest to the Marlins are Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta, who has been supplanted by Miguel Olivo, who is having a career year and is under a club option that is reasonably cheap for a quality catcher, and pitcher Jhoulys Chacin, a former top 50 pitching prospect who has had success in the majors. For those of you hoping to get one of the big three of the Rockies pitching youngsters (Chacin, Friedrich, Matzek), dream on. Chacin is penciled into the rotation next year due to his performance and is only in the bullpen because the Rockies can't get rid of their higher priced pitchers like Aaron Cook and Jeff Francis. Iannetta holds a big price because the Rockies don't want to give up on him because of Olivo's breakout year, but he is a trade asset because of the depth in the minor leagues and Olivo's breakout year (including an improved walk and K rate, so it's not like it isn't legit).

 

Most Rockies fans are thinking it could take major league ready pitching prospect Esmil Rogers, a former midseason top 50 guy by BA in 2009 but has experienced command issues lately, and a few other guys like catching prospect Mike McKenry, but we know teams don't like giving up a middle of the order bat for just prospects. Just it have to take a guy like Chacin, Iannetta or a top 3 prospect for you guys to be satisfied in a Dan Uggla deal, or would you guys take a quanitity deal of a few of the guys off the Rockies top 20 including Rogers? Remember the quality of the Rockies system, we have a ton of pitching prospects you guys could like.

Don't shoot at the Rockies fan for asking :P.

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At least we have options with Uggla

Which is more than I can say about a lot of our other players. I think half our roster would only fetch a sack of fertilizer for the grass, maybe two if we get a generous deal.

What's more frustrating than being a Marlins and Orioles fan? Eye surgery???

by Osley Sallent on Jul 19, 2010 4:21 PM EDT reply actions  

I think Marlins fans are overrating Uggla's value

A decent B or so prospect and quantity should do it, but I don’t think the team will take that. They value him as much as us fans do.

by SFiercex4 on Jul 20, 2010 5:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Power

We’re just praying that other teams are stupid enough to overvalue the only thing he’s got going for him: meaningless HRs.

by GMFB on Jul 20, 2010 8:11 PM EDT reply actions  

That's no way to treat the second best hitter on your team

At least projected going forward. He’s currently third behind Sanchez and Ramirez.

You do realize Uggla is third on the team in OBP (.362) and first among qualified guys in ISO (.184). You make it sound like he hits like Bengie Molina, which is patently untrue.

by SFiercex4 on Jul 21, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

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