Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports Upton is set to clear waivers on Wednesday and is unlikely to be claimed thanks to his $16 million 2017 salary.
Should the Seattle Mariners be interested in Melvin Upton? Can he help this team? The answer to both questions is, simply, yes. The Mariners should aggressively pursue all avenues to improve this team.
Upton enjoyed a minor renaissance is 2016, posting his first 20 home run, 20 stolen base season since 2012. However, he is not the perfect control the zone hitter. He posted a mediocre .238/.291/.402 slash with a 28.