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Dan Uggla had accepted the likelihood that he would be traded by the Marlins this past offseason, but a deal was never struck.

"I was trying to prepare myself as best I could if I was going to be with a new organization, so I could be in shape and not be the guy who comes into spring training out of shape," Uggla said. "So I'm in that much better shape than I was last year."

Unable to move the second baseman, the Marlins brought him back and gave him a $7.8 million, one-year contract.

"I was a little surprised when we got the deal done," Uggla said. "Pleasantly surprised. Very happy to be back. I thought there was a strong, strong possibility I was going to be traded."

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