Marlins' Dan Uggla traded to Braves

by Eli Greenspan on Nov 16, 2010 5:34 PM EST

FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Marlins have traded Dan Uggla to the Braves for infielder Omar Infante and left-handed pitcher Mike Dunn. Uggla has been the subject of several trade talks over the past season, and he was finally dealt today to a division rival.

Uggla hit .287 with 33 home runs and 105 runs batted in with a .369 on-base percentage. It's his fourth season with at least 30 home runs, and set a career high in batting average.

Trading Uggla within the division is always a risk, but it appears to be a part financial move, bringing in Omar Infante, who hit .321 with a .359 OBP and 8 home runs in 134 games in 2010. Infante will be less costly than Uggla and may be productive in a small ball kind of way.

Dunn had a breakout year in his first season in the league, appearing in 25 games and posting a 1.89 ERA and a 2-0 record. The Marlins hope to stockpile their bullpen with capable arms in hopes of remaining competitive in the NL, in large part because the NL East is becoming increasingly more difficult to be competitive in.

With the interest in Uggla around the league, one would think they would search for an offer that would ship him out of the division or even the league.

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There was literally no market for Dan Uggla

Interesting deal. Can’t believe this is all the Marlins could get for Uggla. Infante isn’t exciting, but was still 2.7 WAR and probably better suited for 2b than SS anyway.

Uggla goes to a park that suppresses RHB HR’s more than Florida did, but just marginally. It shouldn’t impact his stats much.

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by Michael Barr on Nov 16, 2010 5:56 PM EST reply actions

Infante is

a studly super sub, playing positions 3-7 adequetly. He will be missed, but as a Braves fan, I’m happy to have Uggla. He destroyed the Braves when playing against them at Turneer Feild.

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by hawves on Nov 20, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions

I cant believe

The Mets or Padres couldnt have put together a better deal for Uggla. He was going to be expensive, but in Infante all the get is some payroll reduction while still getting value, and in Dunn a decent bullpen arm they could have home grown for free.

Not a good sign for the Brewers who might want to move Rickie Weeks if contract extension talks break down.

by backtocali on Nov 16, 2010 6:20 PM EST reply actions

They just spent $18mill on John Buck.

If this was just a money saving deal Michael Hill needs to get his head examined. This is just one a a number of trades that make little sense. Maybin while slow to develop was 23 and certianly worth more than two bullpen arms. Andrew Miller has seemingly lost all of the ability that made him a top 10 pick but the Marlins basically gave him away. Now Uggla for a good bullpen arm and a utility infielder. What is going on in Florida. Hell of a way to drum up excitement for a new ballpark!

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by camwoody on Nov 16, 2010 10:43 PM EST reply actions

No doubt

this has been a bad, bad winter so far for the Marlins. They face a ton of raises through arbitration too – most notably Sanchez and Nolasco, so one wonders if there’s another cost-cutting move on the horizon. Between Hanley, JJ, and Buck, roughly 50% of their anticipated payroll is already spent.

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by Michael Barr on Nov 16, 2010 10:53 PM EST up reply actions

Another good move....

wow, since last summer’s moves to this one…..Braves came up again. I think they were lucky and sold high on Infante. Uggla has some pop and will be a nice addition to that already solid lineup. Dodger fan here…..I was hoping we would pull Uglla off somehow. Oh well. Guess we gotta settle for Theriot, lol.

by The Real Pancho on Nov 17, 2010 4:22 PM EST reply actions