ATL Sports: Braves now have both Upton brothers

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Quote:The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a trade to acquire outfielder Justin Upton and third baseman Chris Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks for pitcher Randall Delgado, infielder Martin Prado and minor leaguers Nick Ahmed, Brandon Drury and Zeke Spruill, sources tell ESPN.

The deal is pending physicals by players involved.

The deal would unite Upton with his older brother, B.J. Upton, who signed as a free agent with Atlanta this winter.

The Diamondbacks once viewed Upton as a player they would build around for years to come. At age 21, he hit 26 homers, scored 84 runs and drove in 86 runs. In March 2010, Arizona signed Upton to a six-year, $51.5 million deal. It made the playoffs in 2011, and Upton finished fourth in the NL MVP voting.

But the Diamondbacks started discussing possible Upton trades that fall, and after he got off to a poor start in 2012, Arizona owner Ken Kendrick criticized Upton and other players in a radio interview.

Arizona again looked into trading Upton before the July 31 deadline last summer and continued to have discussions once this offseason began. It has became increasingly apparent that the relationship between the Diamondbacks and Upton had been damaged.

If Chris Johnson wasn't part of the deal I'd be pissed about losing Prado. Not all that upset about Delgado, however this makes it apparent that Teheran will be in our starting rotation this season.

[cnasty]

Great core of youth on the Braves between Freeman, Heyward, and the Uptons. Lineup looks pretty good right now.

[Aftermath]

I'll admit, I liked Delgado, and I'm not to familiar with the younger Upton. Not really fond of the way we keep moving away from much of our young pitching talent. I reckon it wouldn't matter a much as long as Tehran has a place in the rotation.

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(01-24-2013 01:05 PM)Aftermath Wrote:  I'll admit, I liked Delgado, and I'm not to familiar with the younger Upton. Not really fond of the way we keep moving away from much of our young pitching talent. I reckon it wouldn't matter a much as long as Tehran has a place in the rotation.

From what I can tell, Tehran will be the 5th starter.

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Tehran

[Beef]

Very surprised we're letting Prado go. He's a good guy and could play any position asked very well. Good hitter too.

I don't know anything about Chris Johnson. Anyone got the scoop on him?

[RFlagg]

(01-24-2013 01:44 PM)Beef Wrote:  Very surprised we're letting Prado go. He's a good guy and could play any position asked very well. Good hitter too.

I don't know anything about Chris Johnson. Anyone got the scoop on him?

27 years old, played for Houston and Arizona. Batted .281 last season with 15 HRs and 76 RBI. .931 fielding percentage in his career.

[papachaz]

wow, they still play baseball? amazing...........



LOL I haven't watched a whole baseball game since......since.........since, I don't remember. probably 1995-96. just grew weary of the non/poorly punished doping. one of my favorite all time memories is bonds sitting in left field after Sid scored.

out of the names you guys put up there, the only one I recognized was hudson, that's Tim Hudson, right?

[RFlagg]

(01-24-2013 01:52 PM)papachaz Wrote:  wow, they still play baseball? amazing...........



LOL I haven't watched a whole baseball game since......since.........since, I don't remember. probably 1995-96. just grew weary of the non/poorly punished doping. one of my favorite all time memories is bonds sitting in left field after Sid scored.

out of the names you guys put up there, the only one I recognized was hudson, that's Tim Hudson, right?

Yep, he's still around.

[Jimusmc]

yep Huddy is still our ace.. he's still a great pitcher.

[The Don™]

We tried to sign Prado to a long term deal but he was asking for more than we were willing to offer.