Another round of “Justin Upton is going to be traded” stories popped up in this week. The longer that the Diamondbacks sit on Upton, the higher the price tag is going to go, unless…
What if Upton gets off to a slow start in spring training? What if all the scouts armed with stopwatches and notebooks find reason to question Uptons skills? Point is, trading Upton in the next five weeks before camp starts appears to me to be the best time to get a deal done.
It’s hard to imagine the team going into Salt River Fields with the logjam in the outfield…