Justin Upton Trade Would Require High Price, Says Diamondbacks GM

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It seems the Diamondbacks are serious about their willingness to deal away Justin Upton, but if they do so they'll demand both quality and quantity in return.

General manager Kevin Towers returned home from the general managers' meetings Thursday night and made some frank comments on the subject to the Arizona Republic. The overall gist was that an Upton trade is definitely a possibility, but it will take quite a haul to pry him away from Arizona.

"I told most of the ballclubs that this is one that's probably going to be a 'win' deal for us," Towers told Nick Piecoro. "Most of the deals, it's win-win for both sides. The asking price is definitely going to be steep. If someone wants to meet that, we'll have to strongly consider it. If not, we'll keep Justin and move on."

The Diamondbacks are expected to ask for four or five players in return for Upton, preferably young major leaguers or top minor league players on the verge of making the jump. Pitchers of all kinds and a left fielder are on their wish list.

 

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