Uggla joined the eventual World Champion San Francisco Giants, appearing in just four games, in which he went hitless. On the year, the veteran infielder hit just two home runs – another troubling sign for Uggla, who hit at least 30 home runs a season from 2007 to 2011, including a career-high 36 in 2011.

In 2013, his last full season of work, Uggla batted .179/.309/.362 in 136 games, adding 22 home runs and driving in 55 runs. For Washington, he represents a potential impact bat at a buy-low price, which is helpful given the team’s relative lack of depth at the second base position – with just Danny Espinosa and utilityman Kevin Frandsen currently vying for the spot.

Uggla, a three-time All-Star, is still being paid a hefty sumWhen Mary Anderson of Fort Bend County allegedly asked rapper Method Man for an autograph after a show last November at Houston's House of Blues, she claims she got a different kind of signature: A wound in the stomach from a pellet gun.





Anderson is suing Method Man, more formally known as Clifford Smith, in Harris County District Court for allegedly shooting at her six times with a pellet gun. According to the lawsuit, Anderson attended a rap concert where Method Man and Redman were performing.





Afterward, Anderson joined a group of fans outside, where Method Man was signing autographs out of the back window of a bus. When Anderson handed Method Man her ticket stub for him to sign, Method Man suddenly pulled out a pellet gun and began