Justin Upton - *Reds willing to Trade SS

[Hondo]

"in a deal for Justin Upton. Arizona wants a young shortstop"


http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/1...e-simmons.html

The Diamondbacks want a young SS for Justin Upton... The Reds should package Cosart + for Upton and let Didi take over at SS... Bat him 8th and let Upton go back to 30 HR between Votto and Bruce.

[HometownHero]

Cozart is over 2 years older than Upton, they want a young guy with big time upside not get older on a guy with no MLB track record.

[Hondo]

Cozart is over 2 years older than Upton, they want a young guy with big time upside not get older on a guy with no MLB track record.

I respectively disagree, Upton is partly a salary dump because he makes 14/15 million in 14 & 15 and Cozart may be 2 years older but the Rangers aren't trading Andrus or Profar, so the Market is set and Cozart is a valuable SS, especially for Arizona... Throw in Mike Leake and a couple minor leaguers where we have depth and I think Towers would make the trade.

[HometownHero]

I respectively disagree, Upton is partly a salary dump because he makes 14/15 million in 14 & 15 and Cozart may be 2 years older but the Rangers aren't trading Andrus or Profar, so the Market is set and Cozart is a valuable SS, especially for Arizona... Throw in Mike Leake and a couple minor leaguers where we have depth and I think Towers would make the trade.

If we could get him for that we would already have him.

[Hondo]

If we could get him for that we would already have him.

We're talking about the offseason and the GM Meetings just started... I am not saying Upton will be traded to the Reds... I think I am defending the Reds Trade Chips at this point with you...

[HometownHero]

We're talking about the offseason and the GM Meetings just started... I am not saying Upton will be traded to the Reds... I think I am defending the Reds Trade Chips at this point with you...

There is zero chance the D-Backs trade a young hitter who just turned 25 in late August for a SS who is 27 in the same month and has done next to nothing in the majors and a end of the rotation SP in Leake.

Upton 117 OPS+
for
Cozart 82 OPS+
Leake 97 ERA+

These two players would need to be the 2nd and 3rd p[layers with a far bigger upside player going to the snakes as the top player.

[Krawhitham]

Didi Gregorius & Leake might get Upton

[HometownHero]

The Rays are #2 behind the Rangers for Upton according to Ken Rosenthal and they are talking about Shields or Hellickson along with SS Hak-Ju Lee so we would have to step up our game far deeper than most all the names mentioned here so at least a Top-50 overall prospect is going to be in there someplace.

[LexRedsFan]

I can't see us paying the high asking price.

Kind of thinking we may end up pulling off a trade like we did for Latos last year that kind of came out of the blue.

[vottofan4life]

If not Upton I think Yoenis Cespedes should be plan B

[alett12]

If not Upton I think Yoenis Cespedes should be plan B

Beane isn't going on a fire sale again anytime soon, and that is the only way he trades Cespedes.

[WDE]

Cozart is probably a bit too old, but I like the idea of acquiring Upton.