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Padres Trade Melvin Upton Jr to the Blue Jays

After much activity surrounding Melvin Upton Jr.recently, the Padres traded him to the Toronto Blue jays for Single A 19 yr old Pitcher: Hansel Rodriguez.

So who is Hansel Rodriguez? With five days to go before the deadline, was this the best deal AJ Preller could get? What happened to the other deals? These are all questions Padre fans want answers to. The trigger was pulled only recently, so information is sparse.

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Baseball America reports that Hansel Rodriguez was signed for $330,000 by the Blue Jays in early 2014.