Dan Uggla News

Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post believes there is a 5050 chance the Marlins trade 1B Jorge Cantu , and, "Indications are 2B Dan Uggla will get traded by the winter meetings." To read more on the Marlins, and whether they intend to sign Josh Johnson to a long-term extension, check out Capozzi's report, here .

It's clear that the Marlins will be trading Dan Uggla very soon as they apparently are having discussions with a few teams about him.

Are the Marlins going to keep Renyel Pinto? It looks like he gives up a lot of runs.

Is there any chance that the Marlins can extend Dan Uggla like they did with Hanley Ramirez? Uggla is a great player and I could see him in the Opening Day lineup in the Marlins new stadium.

As a first-year manager in 2006, Joe Girardi quickly developed the reputation for embracing his players while keeping his thoughts close to the vest publicly.

Okay, the 2009 season is over for the Marlins, and there's a bitterness to that statement that is real, but not relevant.

Who do you think is going to be the Marlins' third baseman on Opening Day? -- Dennis C., Miami We haven't even started free agency, and the organization right now is trying to settle its coaching staff, so it is way too early to give a truly accurate prediction of who will start at a number of positions.

Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla can flat-out hit. Uggla has a .826 OPS in his first four Major League seasons and has clubbed 121 home runs, more than anyA middle infielderA in history over the first four years of a career.

Minutes after the Marlins suffered a 7-6 loss in 10 innings to the Phillies, Dan Uggla walked into Fredi Gonzalez's office and gave his manager a hug goodbye.

Dan Uggla, the big bat in the Marlins lineup, is bound to be dealt in theA offseasonA due to his raise in salary via arbitration.A Dan Uggla is very valuable to a team as he can hit homers and drive in runs; for this reason, the Braves are in pursuit for his bat.

Dan Uggla doesn't have a clue why he's so hot, and he doesn't seem to care. Uggla's second home run of the game broke an eighth-inning tie and gave the Florida Marlins a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals yesterday.

Former Chicago Cubs All-Star Mark Grace stopped by the Marlins' dugout before Saturday's game to congratulate manager Fredi Gonzalez and bench coach Carlos Tosca.

Cameron Maybin went 4-for-5 with two doubles and Rick VandenHurk threw six solid innings, as the Florida Marlins took a 7-2 win over Philadelphia in the opener of a three-game series.

Baseball Prospectus' Pre-season Projection : 71-91, fourth place Current record: 85-74, third place The six-year theory should have gotten them another championship in 2009.

Dan Uggla hit his 31st homer and the Florida Marlins damaged Atlanta's playoff hopes, winning 5-4 Tuesday night to snap the Braves' seven-game winning streak.

Reflecting on their scoring drought, Dan Uggla is as perplexed as anybody. "With all the runs we've scored this year, to now go through this," Uggla said Tuesday afternoon.

Shortstop Hanley Ramirez ran to the mound and placed his left arm around Leo Nuez.

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins throws to first as he attempts the double play after forcing out Florida Marlins' Dan Uggla during Game 1 of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Miami.

He is the second Marlin to record three seasons with 30 or more homers, having hit 31 in 2007 and 32 last year.

Anibal Sanchez dazzled the Phillies over eight stellar innings, and Dan Uggla and Cody Ross hit solo home runs, lifting Florida to a 3-0 win over Philadelphia in the nightcap of a doubleheader.