"When the Marlins asked two weeks ago if Braves general manager Frank Wren would trade Martin Prado for Florida slugger Dan Uggla, Wren said he told them no and dangled Omar Infante instead.

Since Marlins GM Larry Beinfest had not replied about Infante, Wren must have been a bit surprised when Beinfest passed him a note in a group session Tuesday at the general managers meetings in Orlando. On the slip of paper, Beinfest asked if Wren would do the Uggla trade for Infante and a pitcher.

A few hours later, the two GMs announced the first big trade of baseball's offseason: Second baseman Uggla to the Braves for All-Star infielder Infante and Mike Dunn, the third lefty in the Braves' bullpen.

On Friday, the Braves unveiled their new slugger at Turner Field, where Uggla posed for pictures in his No. 26 jersey and talked of how enthused he was to be coming home -- or at least close to it."