Uggla Traded to Braves for Infante

[Cubs Fan Dan]

According to mlbtraderumors.com the marlins are evaluating interest in Uggla.

 

Would something like the below offer get it done?

DeWitt

One of carpenter, jjax

Wellington Castillo

Low A ball prospect

 

Be worth it?

 

Then Hendry can grab a 1 year stop gap at first like LaRoche, Berkman etc. Eventually could Uggla make the switch to 3B?

[davell]

The offer seems fair, but with what he's going to be paid, I don't think I want anything to do with him. He's weak defensively already, I think anyway, and definitely think he'd have to move off 2B by the middle of his extension, losing the offensive value he brings as a middle infielder.

 

Solid player, but I don't think he's a fit for us.

[Post Count Padder]

I'd love to have his bat, but if we get him and Dunn, that side of the infield will be atrocious defensively. And Hendry has overpaid in trades with the Marlins in the past (Clement/Pierre/Gregg trades), so I'd be worried he'd get talked into dealing Archer, McNutt, Lee or Brett Jackson.

[SweetZombieJesus]

I'd love to have his bat, but if we get him and Dunn, that side of the infield will be atrocious defensively. And Hendry has overpaid in trades with the Marlins in the past (Clement/Pierre/Gregg trades), so I'd be worried he'd get talked into dealing Archer, McNutt, Lee or Brett Jackson.

 

Correction: THE ENTIRE infield will be atrocious defensively.

[Backtobanks]

I'd love to have his bat, but if we get him and Dunn, that side of the infield will be atrocious defensively. And Hendry has overpaid in trades with the Marlins in the past (Clement/Pierre/Gregg trades), so I'd be worried he'd get talked into dealing Archer, McNutt, Lee or Brett Jackson.

 

Correction: THE ENTIRE infield will be atrocious defensively.

 

We would have to go after some fly ball pitchers. =D>

[rawaction]

The offer seems fair, but with what he's going to be paid, I don't think I want anything to do with him. He's weak defensively already, I think anyway, and definitely think he'd have to move off 2B by the middle of his extension, losing the offensive value he brings as a middle infielder.

 

Solid player, but I don't think he's a fit for us.

 

Uggla's bat plays pretty well at 3B. I think if he moved from 2B to 3B, he would lose some value, but he would still provide a solid enough bat for the corner IF. He will be 31 next season, though, so I don't have much interest in him on a long-term deal.

[dew1679666265]

I'd love to have his bat, but if we get him and Dunn, that side of the infield will be atrocious defensively. And Hendry has overpaid in trades with the Marlins in the past (Clement/Pierre/Gregg trades), so I'd be worried he'd get talked into dealing Archer, McNutt, Lee or Brett Jackson.

 

I don't think we really overpaid in the Gregg trade at all. It's hard to know how much value Ceda actually had around the league, but he was questionable at the time (weight, I believe) and has been hurt since the trade.

 

Also, I know we gave up Dontrelle in the Clement trade, but we didn't give up much of anything else. For what we got in Clement (a solid, but not great pitcher), we gave up a pitcher who had two good seasons and was solid at best otherwise. I can see overpaying there, but not by that much.

[Post Count Padder]

Meanwhile, according to Rosenthal, the Cubs and Angels are among the teams who don't have interest in acquiring Uggla, despite having a need for offense.

[Clem Fandango]

I'll post this here, even though there's already an Uggla thread...... that I started :(

 

Joe Frisaro of MLB.com has confirmed that the Marlins are now "aggressively" shopping infielder Dan Uggla.

Uggla re-upping with the Fish is now only a "remote" possibility, according to Frisaro. The power-hitting second baseman has drawn interest so far from the Blue Jays, Nationals and Cardinals, and it seems likely that other teams will at least make offers. It's going to take a valuable package of prospects to land him, but that's the going rate for a highly productive infielder.

[shnsajax]

Do the Cards have anyone in the minors outside of Shelby Miller?

[Clem Fandango]

Do the Cards have anyone in the minors outside of Shelby Miller?

 

The Marlins just traded Maybin... maybe they're hoping to get Rasmus form the Cards?

[Post Count Padder]

The Marlins and Braves are talking about a deal that would send Uggla to Atlanta for Omar Infante and Michael Dunn, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Infante, a super-utility man, hit .321/.359/.416 in 506 plate appearances for the Braves this year. He's under contract through 2011. Dunn, 26 in May, is a left-handed reliever who came to Atlanta from the Yankees a year ago in the Javier Vazquez deal. Dunn racked up big-time strikeout and walk numbers this year between Triple-A and the Majors.

 

If that's all it takes, the Marlins are incredibly dumb.

[Cubbies622]

The Marlins and Braves are talking about a deal that would send Uggla to Atlanta for Omar Infante and Michael Dunn, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Infante, a super-utility man, hit .321/.359/.416 in 506 plate appearances for the Braves this year. He's under contract through 2011. Dunn, 26 in May, is a left-handed reliever who came to Atlanta from the Yankees a year ago in the Javier Vazquez deal. Dunn racked up big-time strikeout and walk numbers this year between Triple-A and the Majors.

 

If that's all it takes, the Marlins are incredibly dumb.

The deal just went through so I guess the Marlins really are dumb.

[Cubs Fan Dan]

The Marlins and Braves are talking about a deal that would send Uggla to Atlanta for Omar Infante and Michael Dunn, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Infante, a super-utility man, hit .321/.359/.416 in 506 plate appearances for the Braves this year. He's under contract through 2011. Dunn, 26 in May, is a left-handed reliever who came to Atlanta from the Yankees a year ago in the Javier Vazquez deal. Dunn racked up big-time strikeout and walk numbers this year between Triple-A and the Majors.

 

If that's all it takes, the Marlins are incredibly dumb.

 

That is pure insanity. Trade a very solid offensive player INSIDE your division for a "solid" part time player and a lefty reliever. The Braves just robbed the Marlins.

[mookie]

don't forget Mr. Buck at 3/18...the Marlins are trying to out smooth Jimbo!

 

Go Marlins Go!!!

[UMFan83]

Jacque Jones turns into Dan Uggla. How swell.

[Sammy Sofa]

How the hell did the Braves talk the Marlins into this?

[UMFan83]

How the hell did the Braves talk the Marlins into this?

 

They brought in Donovan McNabb's agent to negotiate the deal.

[NewUserName]

I am shocked...I think I like Infante better then most NSSBers but I still think this is just a bad trade.

[Clem Fandango]

Huh... wha..... how.... why.... huh... wha??!?!?!?!?!?!

 

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[erik316wttn]

Geez, that's it? Would have been nice to have that bat in the lineup.

[SCCubbieFAN]

The Cubs could have easily matched or bettered this deal w/o losing any valuable trade pieces.

[Guest]

The Cubs didn't have an Omar Infante to offer Florida. DeWitt/Baker aren't good enough, Kosuke/Soriano/Aramis are too expensive, Soto/Castro are too good, and Byrd/Colvin have more value too. My guess is that Florida required MLB value for Uggla, and preferably a replacement for him. Not a good match for the Cubs.

[CubColtPacer]

The Cubs could have easily matched or bettered this deal w/o losing any valuable trade pieces.

 

They probably could have but that also would have likely been close to the end of their offseason. I'm not sure he was worth that.

 

Edit: And as TT said who knows if the Marlins really wanted a player like Infante as a replacement for Uggla and the Cubs couldn't offer somebody like that.

[rawaction]

Any idea where the Braves are going to play Uggla? I assume at 2B with Prado at 3B, but what happens if Chipper comes back (thought he was leaning toward 1 more year)? None of the 3 can play SS.

 

Edit: per ESPN, Prado may be asked to play LF!