The Atlanta Braves recently shipped off Jason Heyward to St. Louis in a trade and now it looks like they are ready ship off star outfielder Justin Upton as well.
The Braves are very much shopping Justin Upton and are requesting a higher return than they received earlier this week when they dealt their other corner outfielder, Jason Heyward.
The Mariners tried to obtain Upton before Arizona traded him to Atlanta during the offseason prior to 2013. But, at that time, Seattle was on his no-trade list. The Mariners are no longer on that list, and they are deep in the kind of pitching prospects that Atlanta wants to add.
However, the interest in Upton is described by a person familiar with the talks as significant, and an executive from another team flatly said, “Justin Upton will be moved.”
Looks like the Braves are looking to offload some contracts before they want to get paid. Heyward and Upton both have provided fire power in the middle of the order for Atlanta, so it will be interesting to see how they replace their production.