Late yesterday afternoon MLB Trade Rumors reported that the Baltimore Orioles had expressed interest in trading for Justin Upton. To be quite honest, San Diego’s 27-year old right fielder is exactly the guy for whom the Orioles have been searching all season to this point. With that said, he’s only hitting .252 on the year, with 15 home runs.
So from the outset, there might be some folks who would argue that he wouldn’t exactly be a huge uptick in what the Orioles already have. However keep in mind that Showalter’s big on someone’s overall body of work.