How about Dan Uggla?

by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 11, 2008 11:27 AM PDT

I vaguely remember reading something here about the Marlins dumping/trading a lot of their players.

If this is true, do you think the Giants should take an interest in such a trade for Dan Uggla (if possible)?

I can picture a trade going something like this:

Jonathan Sanchez, Tim Alderson and Kevin Frandsen for Dan Uggla and a player to be named later (average MiL pitcher).

Yay or nay?

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Absolutely I do.

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by AndYourBirdCanSing on Oct 11, 2008 11:37 AM PDT 0 recs

win

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Oct 11, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

Do you know if the Marlins are actually going to start trading away their players?

by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 11, 2008 12:05 PM PDT 0 recs

That is far too much in my opinion to give up.

I could see a Sanchez plus mid level prospect but our 3rd/4th starter, a future #2, and our starting 2nd baseman. Too much. IMO.

The problem with the Sanchez plus mid level guy is that the fish would never make that trade. So… no I do not see this happening.

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by camwoody on Oct 11, 2008 12:06 PM PDT 0 recs

Too much to give up for Uggla.

But I give you points for the Borat quote. Great success!

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by Anticon23 on Oct 11, 2008 12:32 PM PDT 0 recs

Didn’t you get the memo? Undersized, unathletic second-basemen with weak gloves and good minor-league numbers are WORTHLESS.

They had better just release him before he poisons the team.

by rotorueter on Oct 11, 2008 12:37 PM PDT 1 recs

Marlins

The Marlins have 17, yes 17, players who will be arbitration eligible. They will be a wheelin and dealin (no ending “g” in honor of sister sarah). Possibly SF can deal for Uggla (do not know what players to trade other than young ones) and have him return to 3b.

by wilriv21 on Oct 11, 2008 1:03 PM PDT 0 recs

Tim Alderson alone would be more than I’d be willing to give up for Uggla.

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by jcb9 on Oct 11, 2008 1:38 PM PDT 0 recs

This

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by camwoody on Oct 11, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up 0 recs

I agree with this agree

Get younger, not older. If you make a trade, get multiple players in return.

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by JRPhillips on Oct 11, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

Not me.
Unproven players for proven players is always a success in my eyes. Especially if the trade is young player for young player.
Although Andrew Miller still has some time to develop, I believe the Tigers got the better deal in that trade last year.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 11, 2008 1:44 PM PDT 0 recs

Uggla will be 29 next year

Alderson will be 21.

Young player for young player.

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by i did my job on Oct 11, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up 0 recs

check that - 20

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by i did my job on Oct 11, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up 0 recs

I wonder just how well off The Fish see their own minors? Considering you can’t trade draft picks the closest isto acquire a moderate to cheep vet slated to hit free agency in a year. That in turn makes we wonder just were they think Baker is as a catcher. Treanor should be Arbitration eligible as well so he could getting close 1MM next year. The Fish Spent 5 million last year on a LoDuca flier. Molina for 6 million and a high probability to qualify as a type "A" free agent might look real tempting to them both short term and long term.

I also have to wonder how much they think Willingham will get in arbitration. Nothing against Uggla just think the Fish will try and brake the bank with him.

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by daveinexile on Oct 11, 2008 1:55 PM PDT 0 recs

I think you meant “a moderate to cheep cheep vet.”

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by howtheyscored on Oct 11, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up 0 recs

true true.

But 5 MM for a gamble on an old LoDucca shows Molina would have merit. Depending on were they think Baker is at in his development.

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by daveinexile on Oct 11, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up 0 recs

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There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Oct 11, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

That cheep cheep is too immoderate for daveinexile!

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by howtheyscored on Oct 11, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up 0 recs

game, set & match is yours.

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by daveinexile on Oct 12, 2008 7:55 AM PDT up 0 recs

Actually

The Nats were the idiots who signed LoDuca about 4 days before the Mitchell Report. The Marlins just picked up his carcass in August to play out the season.

by thethrill22 on Oct 11, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

cool.

Thanks for straightening me out there.

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by daveinexile on Oct 12, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up 0 recs

How many runs does Uggla give back with his glove?

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by oldjacket on Oct 11, 2008 4:39 PM PDT 0 recs

Ahhh..

The old “Pedro Feliz is better than Miguel Cabrera” way of looking at things.

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by WalrusMan on Oct 11, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

Wait..

Pedro Feliz is better than Miguel Cabrera?

Why wasn’t I informed of this?

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by howtheyscored on Oct 11, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

last year, Feliz was so good with the glove and Cabrera so bad that Offense + Defense left them about equivalent in terms of value.

That’s nice when it happens but it’s not something you can count on to happen again. Defensive play varies a lot from year-to-year and Miguel Cabrera can always slide over to first.

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by oldjacket on Oct 11, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

I don't care

If Cabrera just lays his glove on third base and has a martini, he’s 15 times the player Feliz is if you add up all his seasons.

by thethrill22 on Oct 11, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

I wasn’t going down THAT road. I just figure if his defense cuts into his value a lot, you shouldn’t give up too much for the guy.

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by oldjacket on Oct 11, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up 0 recs

according to this, Uggla wasn’t actuallytoo bad with the glove this year. Also, a while back Nate Silver included him in the top 50 guys to build a team around (I think he was in the low 40s). I think he’d be a worthwhile investment, but I’m not sure there’s a match. They’d want more than Sanchez, and probably wouldn’t take Randy Winn to fill it out.
The other guys I’d like to pry from the Fish are Kevin Gregg and Jeremy Hermida. No Jorge Cantu, Mike Jacobs, or Josh Willingham, please. Scott Olsen would be okay. Potential for a blockbuster here, for sure.

by BigO on Oct 11, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up 0 recs

Stikeouts a problem with D. Uggla...

In 2006, Dan Uggla played in 154 games and had 123 strikeouts.
In 2007, Dan Uggla played in 159 games and had 167 strikeouts.
In 2008, Dan Uggla played in 146 games and had 171 strikeouts.
Yes, he hits around 30 home runs – in Florida (known as a hitter-friendly park), but recent history shows ATT Parks is more of a challenge for the long ball (see Rowand, Aaron).

Nor is he more than an average defensive 2B. He made 13 errors in 146 games last year – not bad, but hardly exceptional. For comparison, Eugenio Velez played 2B defensively at about the same rate – he made 7 errors in 69 games last year.

For these reasons, either Sanchez OR Alderson alone would be too much for Uggla.
If they would take Randy Winn, and a low level prosepct (someone like Adam Cowart), I would consider obtaining Uggla. Other wise, I stick with Velez/Frandsen.

by kar120c on Oct 12, 2008 5:36 AM PDT 0 recs

Florida is a very pitcher friendly park. ATT is a neutral park, but it does suppress HR’s (although not as much as Florida’s park). Also, Sanchez OR Alderson would be way too little for Uggla, sorry.

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by marcello on Oct 12, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up 0 recs

isn’t the idea to play him at 3b, though?

by BigO on Oct 12, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up 0 recs

“Stikeouts a problem with D. Uggla.”

Strikeouts are no big deal to me if you keep your OBP up.

“Yes, he hits around 30 home runs – in Florida (known as a hitter-friendly park), but recent history shows ATT Parks is more of a challenge for the long ball (see Rowand, Aaron).”

It’s the RBI’s that mean more to me.

“Nor is he more than an average defensive 2B. He made 13 errors in 146 games last year – not bad, but hardly exceptional.”

Defense is overrated to me.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 12, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up 0 recs

Ugh...

It’s the RBI’s that mean more to me.
Defense is overrated to me.

RBI’s are a terrible stat to use. Especially so if you’re trying to project future performance of a player. Also, defense is most certainly not overrated, it’s actually a bit underrated currently. This kind of thinking is why Ryan Howard is getting MVP considerations when he really, really shouldn’t.

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by marcello on Oct 12, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

RBIs overrated???!!!?? Hell you say!

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by camwoody on Oct 12, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

“RBI’s are a terrible stat to use.”

Really? Why?

by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 12, 2008 12:14 PM PDT 0 recs

Use the reply button

Because they say more about the players getting on base in front of you than they do you. Look.

Preston Wilson led the league with 141rbi in 2003. Bonds drove in 90. Was Wilson better that year? Or was he given more chances to knock in runs?

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by camwoody on Oct 12, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

Plus, it’s important to note that Bonds only had 390 AB’s that year.
When I stress my importance on RBI total, I usually compare it with AB total.
Bonds’ 90 RBI in 390 AB comparison is about as impressive as Wilson’s 141 RBI in 600 AB comparison.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 12, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up 0 recs

OK..comparasin. So Wilson was the better player. He had an RBI every ~4.25 AB. Bonds only had an RBI every ~4.33 AB. RBI is really meaningless.

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by WalrusMan on Oct 12, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up 0 recs

Because they are too dependent on things that are out of the players control. Also, what camwoody said above.

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by marcello on Oct 12, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up 0 recs

Because if you take Albert Pujols and bat him 8th, he only gets 60.

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by howtheyscored on Oct 12, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

He would be the best 8th hitter in the league though.

Hmmm… you may be on to something here.

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by camwoody on Oct 12, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

Doubtful.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 12, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yeah, Albert Pujols gets 110 RBI batting in front of the pitcher. I can’t believe I didn’t see it before!

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by howtheyscored on Oct 12, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

Remember, Pujols plays for Tony LaRussa. If pujols is batting 8th, that means that he is pitching too. Can we expect Pujols to Hit 100 RBI’s and be a league average pitcher?

by OmahaGiants on Oct 12, 2008 6:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

He better damn well do it if he wants to win an MVP award

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by iamawesomer on Oct 13, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up 0 recs

It's not that RBI's are meaningless

But you don’t really need them when analyzing a player.

Player X’s RBI’s are a function of:

A – Player X’s SLG.
B – The number of AB’s player X had.
C – The number of AB’s player X had with runners on base, and with runners in scoring position.
D – Player X’s performance in clutch situations.

A is cool.
B is OK when you’re looking at past performance, but is pretty much out of player X’s control, and has no predictive value.
C has nothing to do with player X.
D is OK when you’re looking at past performance, but usually has little to no predictive value.

So instead of looking at RBI’s, you can just look at SLG, and, if you insist, numbers in clutch situations (preferably career numbers – the sample size is too small over the course of one season).

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Oct 13, 2008 5:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

ALSO

you can get RBIs for doing bad things:

bases loaded, no outs – you hit a sac fly. That’s a failure. You have decreased your expected runs in exchange for 1 run.
(unless all runners move up – or tied in the bottom of the 9th – then you are doing OK).

The classic internet example:
Player A walks
Player B hits into a FC, A out at 2nd.
Player C singles B to 3rd.
Played D hits a sac fly, scoring B.

“Now do you see why RBIs are misleading?”

D gets a RBI, B gets a R – both made outs, and did very little to help their team.

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by zenbitz on Oct 13, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up 0 recs

“Use the reply button”

I have been.

“Because if you take Albert Pujols and bat him 8th, he only gets 60.”

“Preston Wilson led the league with 141rbi in 2003. Bonds drove in 90. Was Wilson better that year?”

He was almost as valuable as Bonds that year. Bonds’ walks and OBP were so amazing that you’d have to pick Bonds over Wilson.
But in clutch situations, I probably would go with Wilson, simply because they likely wouldn’t intentionally walk him as much.

“Because they are too dependent on things that are out of the players control. Also, what camwoody said above.”

Most things in baseball are very dependant on things that are outside an individual players’ control. But a player having a high RBI total every year is no accident.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 12, 2008 12:38 PM PDT 0 recs

RBIs are important

However most on the internetz and fantasyland seem to love the walks more. Me likey runs. Runs scored, runs driven in. Runs not allowed by porous defense. Runs not allowed by good pitching.

by wilriv21 on Oct 12, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

The difference is liking something versus liking how that thing actually happens.

You know how you get runs? You get them by doing all the crap the people on the internetz and fantasyland value more. We value them more because you can’t have runs without them. Runs are always the final result. We’re interested in how you get there because if you’re not aware of that, then the rsult becomes far less repeatable.

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by howtheyscored on Oct 12, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yes

Also, runs are the best way to judge a TEAM’S performance. But for individuals, RBIs and runs scored say at least as much about the ballpark, the rest of the lineup, and other factors as they do about the player himself.

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by jcb9 on Oct 12, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

Look at it this way

Runs scored and runs batted in are really cool stats to see in a player’s line, and for a very casual observation of a player’s performance, it can be very helpful in determining if a player has had a successful career to this point in time.

But to actually evaluate a player’s performance, especially in regards to giving them a lot of money, runs scored and RBIs should not be included in the overall evaluation. And for fans like the ones that populate this website, who are more interested in knowing how a player truly plays the game, runs and RBIs are a wasteful stat.

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by JRPhillips on Oct 13, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

No you are not using the reply button.

See how when I use it my comment indents under yours.

Also, Preston Wilson was good that year but Bonds was far and away the better player.
Bonds OPS- 1.278
Wilson- .890
Bonds- 45hr
Wilson- 36

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by camwoody on Oct 12, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up 0 recs

“No you are not using the reply button.”

Must have made a mistake.

“Also, Preston Wilson was good that year but Bonds was far and away the better player.”

I agree.
My only claim was that RBI’s are more important than homeruns. Which I still stand by.
People here have taken it to mean that I believe RBI’s are the most important stat, which I don’t believe is true.

by AmorVincitOmnia on Oct 12, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up 0 recs

But homeruns equal RBI’s…..

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by marcello on Oct 12, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yea..

I’d say that HR vs RBI I’d take HR as a stat, because that’s a definite run without having to have anyone on base. An RBI needs someone on base. You lead off with a HR you score a run. You can’t leaf off with an RBI.

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by WalrusMan on Oct 12, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

So make like a tree!

by Natto on Oct 12, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up 0 recs

And truly

any idea that Bonds’ 2003 and Wilson’s 2003 were even close in terms of production is silly.

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by camwoody on Oct 12, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

counter example:

Joe Carter

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by zenbitz on Oct 12, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

being

intentionally walked is almost always good (in the aggregate) for the team being walked.

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by zenbitz on Oct 13, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

I posted this in the other thread...

but for the sake of annoying everyone, here it is again

Dan Uggla has the weirdest splits ever.
vs Lefthanded .191, .310, .321
vs Righthanded pitchers .283, .377, .578

It is very rare that a righthanded batter will have such low numbers against lefthanded pitching, and often it can be improved with practice. That said, Uggla is no spring chicken (he’ll be 29 shortly) however he appears to be in a position to IMPROVE on his breakout year, based on his splits. Also, Uggla did struggle( OPS .788 to .960) in the cavernous Dolphin stadium. Moving to AT&T may actually boost his numbers, because it would actually give him a shorter distance to right field (385 to 365). Uggla, if it was for the right price, would make tremendous sense for this team.

the question is, what is the right price?

by OmahaGiants on Oct 12, 2008 2:50 PM PDT 0 recs