Jan 21, 2010 11:14 AM EST

Dan Uggla will be with the Marlins in 2010, at least on Opening Day.

"He is a Marlin and will be a Marlin this season," Samson said Wedneday on 790 The Ticket.

Asked by host Dan LeBatard whether Uggla would be the Opening Day second baseman, Samson replied: "Yes. The fact of the matter is he is a Marlin. I never actually went to bed one night this offseason thinking he was not going to be a Marlin."

The Marlins had trade discussions with several teams about Uggla in December.

Via Miami Herald