What to do with Uggla now?

thethe said:
Ugglas BABIP was so low because he wasn't hitting the ball hard EVERY. He had a 13% LD%. That is almost unfathomable.

Phillips is MUCH better than Uggla especially when you consider defense.

That being said there is no reason to bring that 4 year contract to Atlanta.
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If both have 2 year deals, you 100% do the trade. Phillips is signed for 4 more years at stupid money....I wouldn't even do the trade straight up, let alone give them a top prospect or any relevant prospect.
 
BRule said:
If both have 2 year deals, you 100% do the trade. Phillips is signed for 4 more years at stupid money....I wouldn't even do the trade straight up, let alone give them a top prospect or any relevant prospect.
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I agree.

I'm just saying that Phillips right now is a much better player than Uggla. Uggla is about as useless of a player as Francouer was.
 
The bigger concern is the prospects.

Someone like Bethancourt or Sims, no.

The contract isnt great but not horrendous.
 
Wren has to do that deal in a NY minute. If Phillips just puts up numbers in line with his career then it is a good deal regardless of years. However, if Uggla were to go to the bandbox in Cincy and come back to his norms of 250/36 HRs, Wren will never live it down. Especially on this board.
 
Phillips is 32, 33 mid year next year and has 4 years left and is coming off a 706 OPS year....They only way I'd take his contract is if BJ is going to Cincy.
 
Heyward said:
The bigger concern is the prospects.

Someone like Bethancourt or Sims, no.

The contract isnt great but not horrendous.
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◾6 years/$72.5M (2012-17)
◾signed extension with Cincinnati 4/10/12, replacing option year of previous deal
◾12:$12.5M, 13:$10M, 14:$11M, 15:$12M, 16:$13M, 17:$14M
◾award bonuses, including $75,000 for All-Star selection

paying him 14 m in 2017 NO THANKS
 
Why would anyone want to have Phillips here for four years? He is 32 years old.

Geez, i don't get some people.

Every long term contract moving forward needs to be with guys already on the team.
 
I'd rather have Phillips than Uggla, but then again, I'd rather have La Stella than Phillips.

The money is going to make this potential trade a tough one to do. For that reason, I don't think it happens
 
36 is not ancient for a BB player and you have to stop thinking of 14M in 2017 is too much compared to 2014 dollars.
 
CrimsonCowboy said:
I'd rather have Phillips than Uggla, but then again, I'd rather have La Stella than Phillips.

The money is going to make this potential trade a tough one to do. For that reason, I don't think it happens
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Agreed. Bring in a short term stop gap. Infante would be perfect on a 1-2 year deal.
 
CrimsonCowboy said:
I'd rather have Phillips than Uggla, but then again, I'd rather have La Stella than Phillips.

The money is going to make this potential trade a tough one to do. For that reason, I don't think it happens
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I dont know. Phillips pretty much burned some bridges in Cincy with his tirade over Votto's deal and Im guessing that we dont know the whole story about Uggla's relationship with the Braves front office. The Braves have always been very low keyed about what goes on off the field.
 
One other thing to consider is IF the Braves are thinking about making this trade, how might this affect a possible deal for a #1 starter, which I think most of us agree, is what the Braves really need.
 
CrimsonCowboy said:
One other thing to consider is IF the Braves are thinking about making this trade, how might this affect a possible deal for a #1 starter, which I think most of us agree, is what the Braves really need.
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Price is the only one maybe available, and i doubt we can get him without hurting the big league club like a Heyward/FF/Simmons/Minor/Julio would be in it.
 
If being President has taught me anything, it is an appreciation for Dan Uggla. That guy can really rake.

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