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Also the nats have been linked to uggla recently
Personally i didnt think it's if uggla is traded, but when he is traded and to whom.
ST. LOUIS -- Dan Uggla is close to becoming the first Marlins player to hit 30 or more home runs in three consecutive seasons. Uggla is one home run away. But he also is close to perhaps playing his final game with the team.
``I kind of thought about it the other day,'' Uggla said. ``You get kind of sad because this is the team that gave me my first shot in the big leagues, and I made a lot of friends here.''
Uggla is as cognizant as anyone that he might become too pricey for the Marlins to keep in 2010, when his salary could go as high as $8 million through salary arbitration. As such, there's a good chance the Marlins will trade him and fill his spot at second base with either Chris Coghlan or Emilio Bonifacio.
If the Marlins decide to deal Uggla, finding a trading partner shouldn't be too difficult. Outside of Uggla, only two other players whose primary position was second base -- Ryne Sandberg and Alfonso Soriano -- have hit as many as 25 home runs in four consecutive seasons.
And Uggla has shown consistent power in the post-steroids era.
``It's funny, because when I'm at a visiting stadium, you hear some people say `Get off the juice,' '' Uggla said. ``But I didn't play in that era. I guess it's just because of how I'm built.''
Uggla hit 27 home runs as a rookie in 2006, 31 in 2007, 32 in 2008, and hit his 29th of the season Tuesday -- a two-run shot that gave the Marlins a 2-1 win over the Cardinals. It might have been one of his last long balls as a Marlin.
``We'll have to wait and see,'' he said of his future. ``I kind of don't like to think about it.''
APPRECIATING THE APPRECIATION
Coghlan had always heard that St. Louis baseball fans are not only some of the most supportive in the majors, but also the most knowledgeable. But Coghlan said they surprised him when many stood and applauded a running catch he made in Monday's game that caused him to crash into the wall.
``I've heard they have a good reputation,'' Coghlan said. ``Obviously they love their team. But they enjoy baseball. And I noticed that they clapped.''
``I kind of thought about it the other day,'' Uggla said. ``You get kind of sad because this is the team that gave me my first shot in the big leagues, and I made a lot of friends here.''
Uggla is as cognizant as anyone that he might become too pricey for the Marlins to keep in 2010, when his salary could go as high as $8 million through salary arbitration. As such, there's a good chance the Marlins will trade him and fill his spot at second base with either Chris Coghlan or Emilio Bonifacio.
If the Marlins decide to deal Uggla, finding a trading partner shouldn't be too difficult. Outside of Uggla, only two other players whose primary position was second base -- Ryne Sandberg and Alfonso Soriano -- have hit as many as 25 home runs in four consecutive seasons.
And Uggla has shown consistent power in the post-steroids era.
``It's funny, because when I'm at a visiting stadium, you hear some people say `Get off the juice,' '' Uggla said. ``But I didn't play in that era. I guess it's just because of how I'm built.''
Uggla hit 27 home runs as a rookie in 2006, 31 in 2007, 32 in 2008, and hit his 29th of the season Tuesday -- a two-run shot that gave the Marlins a 2-1 win over the Cardinals. It might have been one of his last long balls as a Marlin.
``We'll have to wait and see,'' he said of his future. ``I kind of don't like to think about it.''
APPRECIATING THE APPRECIATION
Coghlan had always heard that St. Louis baseball fans are not only some of the most supportive in the majors, but also the most knowledgeable. But Coghlan said they surprised him when many stood and applauded a running catch he made in Monday's game that caused him to crash into the wall.
``I've heard they have a good reputation,'' Coghlan said. ``Obviously they love their team. But they enjoy baseball. And I noticed that they clapped.''
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The Marlins' Dan Uggla will be no bargain financially: His salary this season is $5.35 million, and he will get two more cracks at arbitration before becoming a free agent after the 2011 season.
The Orioles, Twins, Giants, Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Cardinals are among the teams that have shown past interest in Uggla. The Orioles are among the clubs that would prefer him at third base.
The Orioles, Twins, Giants, Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Cardinals are among the teams that have shown past interest in Uggla. The Orioles are among the clubs that would prefer him at third base.
Personally i didnt think it's if uggla is traded, but when he is traded and to whom.
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