The Padres of course traded Upton Jr Tuesday for a pitching prospect – but the kicker to me is that they will still be paying $13M of the remaining $18M on his contract! If he was performing at a Carlos Quentin level I could understand this – but he wasn’t at all.
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Upton Jr came to the Padres with a fresh start, even a new name – going to his birth name of Melvin instead of B.J.. It seemed to work. Last year he was an expensive fourth outfielder but this year after the Padres let his brother Justin walk in free agency (best move ever!