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Nationals, Rays Discussed B.J. Upton

Found December 06, 2011 on MLB Trade Rumors:
PLAYERS: BJ Upton
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays,  Washington Nationals

The latest Nationals news... The Nationals and Rays discussed center fielder B.J. Upton recently, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  Yesterday we heard the Rays would have to be overwhelmed to move Upton.  The Nationals are "fixated" on leaving the Winter Meetings with a new center fielder, a team source told Pete Kerzel of MASNSports.com. Nationals manager Davey Johnson has talked to free agent Mark DeRosa about joining the team, reports MLB.com's Bill Ladson.  The Nats also have interest in bringing Willie Harris back.
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