It’s 9:00 on a Saturday evening. Do you know which team Justin Upton plays for?
The Diamondbacks are listening to offers for Justin Upton and about five teams have made shown serious interest in him, one of which is reported to be the Blue Jays. Another team that has shown serious interest is reported to be Tampa Bay and I would be surprised if Upton doesn’t find the idea of patrolling the outfield with his older brother appealing. Many other teams have made inquires of various kinds.
In the opinion of many, the longer Arizona goes down the road the more it shows both the seriousness of the offers and the more difficult it becomes for the team to not deal him. I expect this saga to wrap up relatively soon, as I’m sure Arizona doesn’t want the possibility of a trade hanging over Upton’s head all off-season. The four teams on his no-trade list are Oakland, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Kansas City.
As Bauxite Chuck alerted readers in another thread, the 2011 ZIPS projections for the Blue Jays are available. Marcum has the best projections of any starter, followed closely by Morrow and Romero. Bautista easily has the best projections of any Toronto hitter, with Travis Snider slotting into third place behind Lind. Interestingly, Arizona’s have previously been released. Since Snider’s been the subject of trade speculation in Upton discussions, the following is presented without commentary are the following projections:
Travis Snider: .260/.320/.465
Justin Upton: .292/.369/.505
What do you think Bauxites? Does Snider beat those projections? If so, does he approach those of Upton? And, does Upton reach his projections?
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