Upton looks the part of a start. Photo courtesy of Keith Allison
It was reported today by Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports that former Rays’ outfield B.J. Upton has signed with the Braves.
Final terms: Upton is five years, $75.25 million with #Braves. Pending physical.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 28, 2012
Since this is a fantasy site, we have to ask the question, what does this do for Upton’s fantasy value? Well, it’s not going to do any good.
Moving from the American League East to the National League East is generally not a good move for a pitcher. The AL East is a glamour division, but it is not known for its pitching. Obviously, guys like C.C. Sabathia have done great things, but no team has a particularly deep pitching staff, with the exception of the Rays, who Upton was obviously not facing.
Tropicana Field is also a decent park for hitters and the road parks in the American League East are all big time hitting yards. Turner Field on the other hand is extremely tou...
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BJ Upton,
Ken Rosenthal,
CC Sabathia,
Roy Halladay,
Cliff Lee,
Cole Hamels,
Gio Gonzalez,
Jordan Zimmermann,
Stephen Strasburg,
RA Dickey,
Jason Heyward,
Dan Uggla,
Brian McCann,
Chipper Jones
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves
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