18 Nov 2014 14:30:46
Mariners rumored to be trying to deal OF Michael Saunders, but he's the one who stays.

Seattle deals LF Ackley, CF Jackson to Atlanta for the Upton Brothers. Then sign Torii Hunter for 1yr/$9M, Option $8M.

DH/CF Upton
CF/RF Saunders
2b Cano
LF Justin Upton
3B Seager
DH/RF Hunter
C Zunino
1B LoMo
SS Taylor

UT Miller

BJ Upton becomes McClendon's special project, gets him back to drawing walks and using his wheels.

1.) 18 Nov 2014
That is a terrible trade for the Mariners. BJ Upton is a lost cause, he was mediocre in Tampa and regressed when he got paid too much. Justin Upton is the only they should consider trading for.

2.) 19 Nov 2014
Actually, the deal wouldn't be as bad as you think.Any deal where Atlanta sheds BJ Upton is expected to include some cash, this offer probably would not include as much, because on his own Justin would bring more than Dustin and Austin, presumably. So perhaps $10M. BJ would still have a contract of 3yr/$35M. Well worth it if he was the player he was in Tampa (not mediocre, by the way, with a career line of .255-.336.-422 with 18 HR and 35 SB). I have faith Lloyd and HoJo could get him at least 10% better than Greg Walker got him. What would that look like compared to 2014? A line of .229-.316-.366 with 13 HR and 22 SB. The BA would have been 12th on the team, OBP 6th, SLG 9th, HR 4th, SB 2nd. He also projects to have lead the team in BB's, while finishing 2nd in whiffs. When you compare him to what the M's got out of their DH's (.206-.276-.335), his overall production would be a nice upgrade. And we picked up Justin , too!