Comments on: Stubborn Uggla doesn't want to budge

By: Trading Uggla | FanGraphs Baseball

Trading Uggla | FanGraphs Baseball — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:15:28 +0000

[...] move to third to increase his options, but he (or at least his agent) has shown resistance to this in the past, and I personally don’t think he’ll be any better at third than at second (I’m [...]

By: Dan Uggla reportedly rejects a four year, $48 million offer | HardballTalk

Dan Uggla reportedly rejects a four year, $48 million offer | HardballTalk — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:06:18 +0000

[...] to third, but that was suggested by multiple teams who were looking to trade for him last year, and his agent shot that out of the water, saying that Uggla has “performed remarkably over these four years at second base and there [...]

By: IdahoMariner

IdahoMariner — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:19:31 +0000

yes, yes I do remember Bret Boone. He rocked, back in the day.

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:39:28 +0000

The Orioles have Josh Bell at AAA. He should be a 3Bman. I’d rather they not grab Uggla for a useful player. Go with the young, cheap guy.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:23:32 +0000

That, and Uggla has a big mouth and, apparently, an inferiority complex to drive it.
Last season he infamously called out Hanley Ramirez for “not wanting to win very badly” over an injury that sidelined him late in the season – when Hanley was battling a measely 110 points higher than Uggla, and the real problem was that the Marlins’ so-called relief pitchers were starting Santa Ana style conflagrations every time they ran out to the mound. I don’t know why Uggla didn’t go pick on someone who was batting 110 points lower than the .250-ish he was clocking in.
Also, Dan – potent offensive force that he can be when he doesn’t shower – has a tendency to go through long stretches when he imitates windmills, leaving the guys in the six and seven spots to play Sancho Panza to him and the guys in scoring position wondering whether they ought to renew the short-term leases to the respective bases they’re standing on. Looking for advancement? Probably a better idea to bat behind him and let the pitcher bunt you along.