So why aren't we pursuing Uggla? he seems to fill a big hole at 2nd, provides a nice solid bat, and couldn't be any worse at defense than any of our current options.
Wouldn't you think that .260, 30 HRs, 100 RBIs sitting in the #5 slot would be a fine addition to our lineup?
Very easy answer. I'll break it down.
- Our offense is good. We have sluggers. We have Dunn, Willingham, and Zimmerman. The team can score runs.
- Our defense is bad. We give up tons of runs on shoddy defense, especially in the middle infield.
- Our pitchers are ground-ball pitchers. This means infield defense is even more important.
- Dan Uggla does nothing to improve our offense. He either leads the MLB in strikeouts, or is 2nd to Mark Reynolds (I forget). He makes Adam Dunn look like Nyjer Morgan.
- Dan Uggla is amazingly bad at defense. He will make us give up even more runs and lose even more games.
- Dan Uggla is amazingly bad at defense. He will add .5 to each ground-ball pitcher's ERA.
- Dan Uggla costs way more than Pete Orr, and Pete Orr is a better baseball player than Dan Uggla.
Yes, I went there.
