Apparently the Braves are close to an extension for Dan Uggla. The projections are in the neighborhood of 5yrs/$60M. That would be $12M per year. That would run through the age of 36 for Uggla. That is close to Chipper money (roughly $14M per year). I assume the team anticipates moving Uggla to 3B as soon as Chipper is done, which could be another 3-4 seasons if he is able to come back strong. Uggla turned down 4yrs/$48M from the Marlins. Obviously, the 5th year is important for him. But this a good bit less than the 5yr/$70M he was reportedly asking from the Marlins. I don't have a problem with it, as this kind of power from a RH infielder is rare. But we've got a lot of young guys, specifically pitchers, who will be in line for some extensions in the next couple of years. So, we need to hope that the budget will increase over the next few years if we want to ink some folks like Heyward, Hanson, Jurrjens, Venters, Kimbrel, Minor, Teheran or Prado long-term.
As for Uggla being worth $12M per season, he was already in the neighborhood of $10M for arbitration. His value isn't coming down, given his ability to consistently put up power numbers and in light of the Werth deal. We just have to hope we will sign the .280-hitting Uggla, and not the .220-hitting Uggla who has dotted the map at times in the past few years. If that is the case, it is a good signing. But there is some risk involved.
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