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Wed Nov 17 07:50am EST

Marlins' Uggla trade creates room for Buck signing

By Mark J. Miller

John BuckCatcher John Buck(notes) hit .281 with 20 home runs last season for the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a career year for him. Now he's a free agent and close to signing with the Florida Marlins, the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports.  

The paper reports that the deal is for three years and worth between $15 milion and $18 million.

Buck's offer is directly related to the Marlins knowing that they would be trading away second baseman Dan Uggla(notes), who turned down a four-year, $48 million proposal, the paper notes. Uggla was traded to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday for infielder Omar Infante(notes) and left-handed reliever Mike Dunn(notes).

The Marlins had a big hole at catcher due to John Baker(notes) undergoing Tommy John surgery and Ronny Paulino(notes) being suspended 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance.

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Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

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