Atlanta Braves land Uggla at the cost of two
The San Francisco Giants have done their best to topple the competition in 2010 but the next season is about start. There are preparations being made for the coming campaign and the ball teams are combining their interim management strength to land good
players available in the free agency.
The time is right for General Managers to restructure rosters and enforce weak areas that have been thwarted by the various events, prevailing during the 2010 season. The Giants may have clinched the World Series this year but the ball clubs are looking
to work on their problems in the back room, so they can have a better chance at glory in the coming year.
For the top agents in the market, lucrative multi–year deals are on the main list of issues. The sides will be wishing to land the right flock of players when the off season moves into the spring training period. The Florida Marlins have been looking at
maintaining the right batch of stars in the ball club and Dan Uggla is one member of the team who has been giving them a bad time on the free market. After rejecting a 4-year contract worth $48 million, the second baseman fell out of talks with the management.
Frank Wren of the Atlanta Braves hasn’t taken long to impose himself on the top managers, and he proved it in the recent General Managers’ Meeting when he convinced the side to sign on Uggla. Wren said it best with, "This is the big offensive piece we were
looking for. We were looking for a right – handed – hitting big bat. There are not many of those guys out there. This guy gives us exactly what we were looking for in the middle of the lineup."
He went on to justify his selection by saying, "One way or another, we end up with three significant bats in the lineup that are right-handed with (Martin) Prado, Uggla and Alex Gonzalez. So it changes the dynamics of our lineup."
Frank went on to comment on Uggla saying, "I think Brian McCann (All – Star Braves’ catcher) said it best: You can never have enough guys who play the game like Dan Uggla wants to play the game. He wants to play every day. He plays hard. He plays with intensity
and gives it everything he has. For all those reasons, we're real excited about this trade."
Uggla comes to the Braves at the cost of reliever, Mike Dunn and utility player, Omar Infante. Is it a good move? Only time could tell.
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