I think the only thing the Marlins can honestly get back for Dan Uggla is assets worth about $10M in surplus value. That equates to about a Top 75-100 prospect, which matches up nicely with someone like Travis d’Arnaud.

With the catching depth the Blue Jays, they can likely afford to trade from an area of strength to acquire a big bat like Uggla’s. If the Jays opt for trading one of their surplus starting pitchers, the Marlins would also be interested.

While Brett Cecil would be the most intriguing name given his left-handed status, he’s likely to provide too much value for the Jays to trade away. Shaun Marcum would be a more realistic offer, but the Marlins would be less likely to take Marcum because of his arbitration status.

A left-hander like Cecil or Marc Rzepczynski along with low minors filler would be enough for the Marlins if we were being realistic. Unfortunately, I think the Marlins are valuing Dan Uggla a bit more than that.

You’ll recognize that those are some of the names that I brought up a few days ago when discussing the possible suitors for Uggla’s services. I honestly think that, if the Marlins were serious in an offer for Uggla, these are the sort of names they would be considering. In addition to the names mentioned, Ian threw in Brad Mills, who ranked 10th in the 2010 preseason top 20 for the Jays according to John Sickels.

All these names seem pretty interesting, and I figured it may be worth looking into a few of them and seeing what kind of value they would bring to the Marlins in any sort of Uggla deal. We’ll break them down into a look at the prospects and the pitchers.

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