On ESPN.com's Rumor Central it says that the Marlins along with a few other teams are reportedly interested in Ugi. Nothing more than that.

I would like to bring him back, but we're running out of space in the bullpen now.

There's always enough room for a quality arm.

No thanks...He is a good pitcher, but he have a ton of arms in the bullpen already, plus the whole kidnapping thing, his mind may not be in the game...Not to mention his salary is a nice chunk of change this year too.

I would love to bring him back

There's always enough room for a quality arm.

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Ditto

 

You cant have enough PITCHING. If it is a possibility to add a quality arm, like Urbina, you do it. I dont want teams coming back on us in the 7, 8, 9th inning.

who knows if Uggy will even pitch this year

 

I dont think that whole kidnapping thing has been resolved yet

The real issue is who do we trade for him. He isn't exactly free.

The real issue is who do we trade for him. He isn't exactly free.

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ENC for UGI :thumbup

Bullpen should be the last thing we should be worried about.

I say go for it.. Besides Riedling, Alfonseca, Jones, and Mota.. Who's really a sure thing? I think we're depending on Spoony a bit too much. Nobody knows how he will come into Spring Training. It takes a while to build arm strenght back up after Tommy John surgery.

How did the situation with the kidnapping end up?

How did the situation with the kidnapping end up?

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last I know is that she is still being held for ransom on $2mil I think(that number could be alot higher, but for some reason $2mil is in my head)

How did the situation with the kidnapping end up?

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last I know is that she is still being held for ransom on $2mil I think(that number could be alot higher, but for some reason $2mil is in my head)

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Contingent on a Delgado signing, Stokes and Encarnacion for Urbina makes sense. Contracts are equal, and Stokes gives the Tigers a reason to take Encarnacion for a season.

 

But, honestly, I think the bullpen is set until the deadline.

I'm not familiar with Uggy's contract but didn't Detroit give him a big contract, meaning he's out of our price range?

I'm not familiar with Uggy's contract but didn't Detroit give him a big contract, meaning he's out of our price range?

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Nope, this is the last year of his deal at $4.5 million.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/tigers/0501/18/d01-62744.htm

 

Good article from today on Urbina's situation.

 

He will stay with the Tigs if he pitches anywhere.

I say no becuase there are many guys who can put up his numbers for much cheaper

It would never have occurred to me to tie Uggie and Enacrnacion together as trading equivalents but there's a germ of a good idea there.

 

Who knows if he'd be interested in returning or whether he'll even pitch in 2006 (although the Detroit News article suggests he will). And it might be considered bad form by the Tigers to dump the guy mired in his personal hell.

 

Then there's Encarnacion who ironically began his career in Detroit. His $4.5 million salary is the same as Uggies, his career may be in as much jeopardy too. Detroit could probably use a Jason Stokes in their farm system as well.

 

It's one of those "deals" that will almost assuredly never happen but it's fun to talk about. Might be good for both players. Might be good for both teams.

I say go for it.. Besides Riedling, Alfonseca, Jones, and Mota.. Who's really a sure thing? I think we're depending on Spoony a bit too much. Nobody knows how he will come into Spring Training. It takes a while to build arm strenght back up after Tommy John surgery.

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Well, I certainly hope Spooneybarger and Perisho are sure things, because they have guaranteed major league contracts.

Just to continue this thread at little bit, I just read where Detroit is now in the hunt for Cameron. All the better to package Enc, Stokes and even $2 million as an alternative.