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I'm not sure if the link will work or not, since it is an ESPN Insider piece, but here's the nuts & bolts of it...

"Why are the Marlins so eager to trade Dan Uggla?

The answer was evident Monday when Chris Coghlan was named National League Rookie of the Year. Coghlan was shifted to the outfield this summer, but Florida can move back to his more natural position at second base if Uggla is unloaded.

An unnamed general manager said the Marlins' No. 1 priority is to trade Dan Uggla for younger and less expensive players, reports the Miami Herald.

"There's a decent market for him," aid the GM, who added that Emilio Bonifacio could replace Uggla at second base.

We talked last week about how the Marlins are expected to aggressively shop this winter, and two clubs that have expressed strong interest are the Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants.

The key note shared by FoxSports.com is that both clubs view Uggla as a third baseman, rather than his natural position of second base.

David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote Thursday that the Braves could have interest in Uggla to play left field. Does that put an Uggla-Javier Vazquez deal in the offing?"

If other teams think he can play 2B/3B/LF/RF potentially, I say he is a perfect fit, because potentially, all of those are needs for KC (3B if AG moves to 1B)...just plug him into the weakest spot, and immediately have a big offensive boost. His UZR @ 2B has been up & down, but the downs have been more extreme than his ups, so I don't think he's going to win any gold gloves, but he is a high OBP guy that has some pop that is coming off a down year, I say we make a run at him...

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I'd put either Callaspo or Uggla at 1B before I'd put Gordon there

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by devil_fingers on Nov 17, 2009 11:08 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

The problem with Uggla is simple

.350 wOBA at 2B = Great
.350 wOBA at LF/RF/3B = average
.350 wOBA at 1B = horrible

The other problem?
Callaspo-.356 wOBA
Butler – .369 wOBA
Gordon – .354 wOBA(projected)
So who does he replace? the ONLY opening is RF.

also, he didn’t really have a down year…his 4 year wOBAs are .347, .345, .371, .354. Its more like 2008 was the fluke, and not a good one at that.

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by RoyalPug on Nov 18, 2009 2:16 AM EST reply actions   1 recs

We need Uggla

Because the Royals have never had a player whose last name begins with “U” in their entire history.

OK, they never had a 40-home run season in their history either, but please, one miracle at a time.

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by cmkeller on Nov 18, 2009 8:33 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

So, the first part will be solved by Uggla

The second by Hercules Ulysses, a future 1st round draft pick who gets 1000 major league home runs for the Royals and leads them to 12 World Series titles ;)

by sterlingice on Nov 18, 2009 9:07 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

What would you give up for him?

And won’t he be a free agent after 2011?

by Dadunca on Nov 18, 2009 8:46 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

i don't

baseball rules.

by doublestix on Nov 18, 2009 3:55 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Dadunca is right

We dont have anymore decent Relief pitchers to trade to get him.

by KCG816 on Nov 18, 2009 4:55 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Give 'Em Bert

And some crappy prospects, play him at 2B, and let her rip. What’s the worst that could happen?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Nov 19, 2009 10:03 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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