What would you trade for a guy like Justin Upton

[bennith13]

Anyone see the post on prospect insider about this? I personally would want to trade Walker or Hultzen or Paxton or Franklin for anybody. Well maybe Matt Kemp but the point is if I am trading them in a package deal I want more then Justin Upton.

What do people think? I would like us to use some of our developing depth in the Minors, especially since it looks like we will have another good pick this year.

[Sweezo]

Here's something that kind of concerns me...

J. Upton [career]: .276/.357/.477
M. Saunders [away '12]: .299/.358/.517

As good a player as Justin Upton is, how is he going to play at Safeco Field? Saunders looks like a star outside of Safeco, and he struggles as much as anyone else in Seattle. Does Upton do the same thing?

Upton makes a ton of money and is only under team control for a couple more years. Why trade a top shelf SP for someone that may come here and struggle just as much as the guys we have now? I fear Upton would cost a ton as Arizona doesn't have to deal him but may if offered a huge deal.

Do we want to do the Bedard trade all over again?

[Bulltalk]

I had that same thought about Upton and Safeco Field. Remember Adrian Beltre? What's he hitting now, .326 with 15 HR's and 54 RBI's. He didn't come close to that as a Mariner.