pr_capone
11-17-2010, 02:55 AM
For my Braves fans on the board.
Nice pickup by the Braves. Now we just have to see how things go for Chipper. I was excited by the thought that Conrad might be a good stop gap after Chipper but he shat himself in the playoffs.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5814146
The Atlanta Braves acquired All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla from the Florida Marlins for utilityman Omar Infante and pitcher Mike Dunn on Tuesday in the first trade of the general managers meetings.
Uggla, 30, has 154 home runs in five seasons with Florida. He's a two-time All-Star and just won his first career Silver Slugger award.
The Marlins elected to move Uggla after they were unable to reach an agreement with him on a long-term contract. He made $7.8 million this year, is eligible for salary arbitration and can become a free agent after the 2011 World Series.
"We're satisfied he's here for one year," Braves general manager Frank Wren said. "He's a kind of guy we'd like to make long-term."
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Nice pickup by the Braves. Now we just have to see how things go for Chipper. I was excited by the thought that Conrad might be a good stop gap after Chipper but he shat himself in the playoffs.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5814146
The Atlanta Braves acquired All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla from the Florida Marlins for utilityman Omar Infante and pitcher Mike Dunn on Tuesday in the first trade of the general managers meetings.
Uggla, 30, has 154 home runs in five seasons with Florida. He's a two-time All-Star and just won his first career Silver Slugger award.
The Marlins elected to move Uggla after they were unable to reach an agreement with him on a long-term contract. He made $7.8 million this year, is eligible for salary arbitration and can become a free agent after the 2011 World Series.
"We're satisfied he's here for one year," Braves general manager Frank Wren said. "He's a kind of guy we'd like to make long-term."
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