With it being All-Star Weekend, I decided to mix things up and go with a lighter post. And since the trade deadline is coming up, I decided it would be fun to talk about two big Diamondbacks trades that didn’t happen.
Ah, the good ‘ol Upton veto. At the time, I remember being very upset that Upton rejected this trade as it seemed like a massive haul.
Taijuan Walker was one of the top prospects (top 10) in baseball. Nick Franklin was a top 100 prospect. Stephen Pryor was in the Mariners top 10.