Dan Uggla Feels He Deserves A Raise

Filed under: MarlinsFlorida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla is looking for a new contract and a report from the Miami Herald says that he'll be asking for dollar figures similar to the six-year, $70 million contract teammate Hanley Ramirez received last year.

Last year the Marlins placed a Band-Aid on the payroll problem that sits in front of them and Uggla when they signed him to a one-year, $7.8 million contract for the 2010 season. The team now has three negotiating options. It can structure a deal to Uggla's liking, it can trade the second baseman, or it can head to arbitration and let a third party decide how much Uggla should make in 2011.

If the two sides head to arbitration, Uggla's camp will definitely bring up his staggering power numbers. In each of the last four years Uggla has hit at least 30 home runs and averaged 92 RBI per season. The knock on Uggla has always been his less-than-stellar batting average, but he's fixed that.

This season Uggla is batting .283 -- 40 points higher than his average last season -- without his power stroke skipping a beat. Uggla sits with 31 home runs and he still has 12 games to play. He'll likely also eclipse the 100 RBI mark too, as long as he can drive in four runs between now and Oct. 3. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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