Uggla likely to not be on NLDS roster

[PawPawMaxwell]

Uggla will probably have some value to a non-contender looking to take a flier on catching lightning in a bottle in hopes of having a trade piece at next year's deadline. A non-contending team could pay him $5M and hope he figures it out. If he does they swap him to a contender for a prospect. If he doesn't they lost $5M and are still a non-contender.

Then the Braves sign Cano! Wahoo!!

Too early for 2014 lineup posts?

Heyward RF
JUp LF
Cano 2B
Freeman 1B
Gattis C
CJ 3B
BJ CF
Simmons SS

2014 WS champs!!

True enough. When you look at Uggla and consider paying him 3 or 4M compare his overall numbers to Adam Dunn and his cost. And strange as it would seem, Uggla is probably an improvement defensively over Dunn.

But going a bit farther, I hope you were joking about Cano. Just cant see that one.

 

[thethe]

I don't see how you can justify Uggla taking up a postseason spot. No pitcher in baseball fears his bat anymore.

 

[stpeteirish]

Be lucky to save two million.

correct, and would that be a good move? Because that's what Wren is looking at. He's probably never going to be an everyday player for us again and we're on the hook for the $ but is not having him with the team worth 2-3 million bucks?

I wonder if he's become a "clubhouse problem".

 

[VirginiaBrave]

This is a huge mistake if true. Give me 100 Uggla's anyday over babies like Chris Johnson. We will suffer with Elliot at 2nd. Just wait and see.

 

[nsacpi]

This is a huge mistake if true. Give me 100 Uggla's anyday over babies like Chris Johnson. We will suffer with Elliot at 2nd. Just wait and see.

Unfortunately, we can't run history twice--once with Uggla at second and once with Elliot Johnson at second--to settle the issue. But I'm comfortable giving EJ the nod. I would prefer, however, to have Uggla on the roster and I would start him against Nolasco.

 

[VirginiaBrave]

If we would sign a high profile 2B (we won't) he'd be just like Dan, BJ, and Reggie. He would forget how to hit by the time he got here.

 

[PawPawMaxwell]

This is a huge mistake if true. Give me 100 Uggla's anyday over babies like Chris Johnson. We will suffer with Elliot at 2nd. Just wait and see.[/QUOA

Are you serious or just trying to spur more meaningless debate????

 

[VirginiaBrave]

Dead serious.

 

[gcbraves]

If he had just been the 2011 Uggla this year we wouldn't be having this conversation...

 

[DirkPiggler]

I don't see how you can justify Uggla taking up a postseason spot. No pitcher in baseball fears his bat anymore.

We're comparing Uggla to Janish, not to Cano or some other infielder with even a decent bat. Janish may very well be the worst hitter on the roster of a playoff team, including pitchers. When Uggla closes his eyes, swings as hard as he can, and the hand of Jesus miraculously allows the bat to meet the ball there is a chance that the ball will go over the fence. When the same happens for Janish he might get the ball to an infielder.

 

[VirginiaBrave]

Look it would be different E. Johnson were a difference maker, but he's not. He's Brooks Conrad with less power. I know Uggla's not much but there is lightning in his bat and we won 70 some games with his under- .200 avg out there. We're not replacing Sid Bream with Freddie McGriff here. All this does is p--- off the baseball gods.

 

[NYCBrave]

Look it would be different E. Johnson were a difference maker, but he's not. He's Brooks Conrad with less power. I know Uggla's not much but there is lightning in his bat and we won 70 some games with his under- .200 avg out there. We're not replacing Sid Bream with Freddie McGriff here. All this does is p--- off the baseball gods.

Wow, I really don't think you get it at all. Uggla has NOTHING. Look at the stats I've posted in this thread!!! Elliot Johnson bare minimum gives us stolen bases and defense. Plus we've seen him contribute with the bat way more than Uggla has over the past 2 months.

 

[NYCBrave]

Unfortunately, we can't run history twice--once with Uggla at second and once with Elliot Johnson at second--to settle the issue. But I'm comfortable giving EJ the nod. I would prefer, however, to have Uggla on the roster and I would start him against Nolasco.

Like I posted earlier, Uggla is 1-7 with a single over the past two years against Nolasco. All of his good work came against him before he turned into trash in the past two years.

 

[VirginiaBrave]

I hope you're right, but remember there was a reason Johnson was on the scrapheap to begin with...

 

[DirkPiggler]

Wow, I really don't think you get it at all. Uggla has NOTHING. Look at the stats I've posted in this thread!!! Elliot Johnson bare minimum gives us stolen bases and defense. Plus we've seen him contribute with the bat way more than Uggla has over the past 2 months.

Johnson is definitely on the roster. It's not between him and Uggla.

Janish: .171 BA .222 OBP .220 SLG .442 OPS

There's no amount of defense that can make up for that. God help us if Janish has to pick up a bat at all.

 

[NYCBrave]

Johnson is definitely on the roster. It's not between him and Uggla.

Janish: .171 BA .222 OBP .220 SLG .442 OPS

There's no amount of defense that can make up for that. God help us if Janish has to pick up a bat at all.

Janish's value is as a late inning defensive replacement for Chris Johnson or a pinch runner during the game. If he ever sees an at bat during the series we're in trouble. That's already way more value than Uggla can provide.

 

[holden]

Like I posted earlier, Uggla is 1-7 with a single over the past two years against Nolasco. All of his good work came against him before he turned into trash in the past two years.

Whoa, Uggla has only gotten one hit off him in his last SEVEN at bats?!? There's just NO WAY he'll ever get a hit off him again! Thanks for that useful information!

 

[The Tariff King]

Uggla needs to be in over Schafer.

If we're going to have Reed and BJ in, we certainly don't need Schafer.

 

[DirkPiggler]

Uggla needs to be in over Schafer.

If we're going to have Reed and BJ in, we certainly don't need Schafer.

Reed is the one I'd leave off. With his bum wheel he's not going to help much as a defensive replacement. He's not an outstanding hitter. He hasn't played enough lately to be "in the groove". I'd go with Schafer and B.J.

 

[skillet]

If this is true, I wonder what this will mean for him and the Braves over the next two seasons. If he is left off this post season roster (and I'm not saying he shouldn't), the writing is on the wall that his days as an Atlanta Brave are numbered. The relationship between him and the organization would be forever strained at best if not irreparably damaged. We still owe him $26MM over the next two years and we would have to eat most all of that to trade him, but I think that will have to be our course of action.