Marlins slugger Dan Uggla and his agent Terry Bross are negotiating with the team about his next contract, and while both sides remain far apart, it looks like the Marlins are at least making attempts at making a deal. Initially the Marlins were offering Uggla a three-year contract worth $24 million, but Uggla reportedly wants a five-year contract worth around $58 million.

According to Joe Capozzi from The Palm Beach Post, the Marlins are willing to increase their initial offer by adding a fourth year.

Bross said that the slugger has had discussions with the Marlins, and there has been “movement” in the negotiations. The Marlins on the other hand have not said anything adhering to team policy.

Capozzi said that the “movement” on the negotiations could be a reference to the team being open to adding a fourth year, but apparently Uggla hasn’t shown any indications of reducing his demands.

Uggla, 30, is still performing like a player in the prime of his career, setting personal highs by hitting .287 with 33 HR, 105 RBI’s, and 100 runs scored. He became the first second baseman in baseball history to post four straight 30-homer seasons. However this season Uggla also made a career-high 18 errors, raising the question if he deserves a similar contract like the one offered to Hanley Ramirez -  a player that is more of an offensive threat and a solid defender.

If the Marlins don’t reach a deal in the next two weeks, they’ll probably listen to trade offers for Uggla at the general manager’s meetings in Orlando November 16-17 according to Capozzi.

Marlins president David Samson said on Tuesday: “We definitely are having discussions and it’s our hope that a deal gets done with Dan… We are being aggressive, in my opinion, in our approach and we’ll see what happens.’”