The Miami Herald reports that the San Francisco Giants are reluctant to trade starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to the Marlins for second baseman Dan Uggla. Because of the reluctance, the Marlins will need to “re-engage” Baltimore, Texas and Atlanta on Uggla talks.
The Marlins and Giants have discussed trading Uggla throughout the off season. You can see previous Uggla rumors here. If the Giant’s acquire Uggla, they plan to move Freddy Sanchez to third base. It was rumored on December 24, that the Giants were close to re-signing Juan Uribe to a new contract. Uribe has the ability to play second base, shortstop or third base. If Uribe re-signs, it could kill any Uggla acquisition talks with the Marlins. Or the Uribe rumors could be trading leverage that the Giants are using against the Marlins. In other words, the Giants may be telling the Marlins: take our offer (whatever it may be) or we’ll sign Uribe and you’re stuck with Uggla.
The Giants have a strong starting rotation of Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Barry Zito and Jonathan Sanchez with the high likelihood of Madison Bumgarner, a rookie, to take the #5 spot. If Sanchez is traded, the Giants will need to find another starter to strengthen their rotation.
You can see Dan Uggla’s complete contract details and statistics here.
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