Dan Uggla continues to rip the ball for the Florida Marlins
30-year old righty swinging 2B Dan Uggla has been the MVP for the Florida Marlins this year, plain and simple. Uggla has played in 129 games for the Marlins this year and he is 136 of 476 (.286 avg, .883 OPS) with 86 runs scored, 29 homers, 83 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. The Marlins are in negotiations to sign Uggla to a long term deal and that would be a smart move. Uggla has played in 746 games in his five years with the Marlins and he is 738 of 2,814 (.262 avg, .836 OPS) with 485 runs scored, 150 homers, 443 RBIs and 19 stolen bases. Uggla is already the Marlins’ all-time leader in homers with 150. He is also #6 in games (746), #8 in hits (738), #3 in runs scored (485), #4 in RBIs (443), #7 in doubles (161) and #6 in walks (349) in Marlins’ history. He deserves to be part of the core of the Florida Marlins when they move into their brand new stadium in 2012.