Last week, the Diamondbacks traded Justin Upton to the Braves for Martin Prado and a collection of unexciting prospects. The trade was not particularly well received, and the response didn’t get any more positive in the aftermath, as members of the Diamondbacks organization explained that Upton’...
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PLAYERS:
Justin Upton,
Martin Prado,
Kevin Towers,
Kirk Gibson,
Ken Rosenthal,
Trevor Bauer,
Stephen Drew,
Brandon McCarthy,
Cody Ross,
Cliff Pennington,
Didi Gregorius,
Willie Bloomquist,
Adam Eaton,
Heath Bell
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox
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