As of 10 o'clock this morning the Braves and D-backs came to a mutual agreement to trade OF Justin Upton and 3B Chris Johnson to the Atlanta Braves in return the D-backs have received Util Martin Prado, RP Zeke Spurill, RP Randell Delgado, SS Nick Ahmed, and INF Brandon Drury.
With Atlanta receiving J. Upton the Braves will have 6 20+ HR hitters on the team and could be 7 with what looks like Francisco playing 3rd. The Braves also signify the Best OF in the entire MLB all 3 players Upton, Upton, and J-Hey are capable of being 30/30 players. All 3 players are All-star caliber players and all 3 have been elected to the ASG. They already have a catchy nickname Up, Up, and J-Hey! Also, with the Braves trading Delgado it looks as if the starting rotation could feature rookie J.R Graham or Julio Teheran atleast till the all star break when Brandon Beachy will return. The Braves posible lineup will look like this...
1. Simmons SS
2. B.J Upton CF
3. Heyward RF
4. Freeman 1B
5. J. Upton LF
6. McCann C
7. Uggla
8. Johnson/Francisco
Opening day Starting Rotation:
1. Medlen
2. Hudson
3. Maholm
4. Minor
5. Teheran
Now for the D-backs. In my opinion the D-backs got a really good deal.. The received 4 great prospects from the braves and the best Utility player in the bigs. Their potential potential starting lineup could look like this:
1. Adam Eaton OF
2. Martin Prado 3B
3. Aaron Hill 2B
4. Pat Goldsmchidt 1B
5. Miguel Montero C
6. Jason Kubal OF
7. Cody Ross OF
8. Cliff Penington SS
9. ___________ P
Starting Rotation.
1. Ian Kennedy
2. Trevor Cahill
3. Brandon McCarthy
4. Randell Delgado
5. Wade Miley
With Atlanta receiving J. Upton the Braves will have 6 20+ HR hitters on the team and could be 7 with what looks like Francisco playing 3rd. The Braves also signify the Best OF in the entire MLB all 3 players Upton, Upton, and J-Hey are capable of being 30/30 players. All 3 players are All-star caliber players and all 3 have been elected to the ASG. They already have a catchy nickname Up, Up, and J-Hey! Also, with the Braves trading Delgado it looks as if the starting rotation could feature rookie J.R Graham or Julio Teheran atleast till the all star break when Brandon Beachy will return. The Braves posible lineup will look like this...
1. Simmons SS
2. B.J Upton CF
3. Heyward RF
4. Freeman 1B
5. J. Upton LF
6. McCann C
7. Uggla
8. Johnson/Francisco
Opening day Starting Rotation:
1. Medlen
2. Hudson
3. Maholm
4. Minor
5. Teheran
Now for the D-backs. In my opinion the D-backs got a really good deal.. The received 4 great prospects from the braves and the best Utility player in the bigs. Their potential potential starting lineup could look like this:
1. Adam Eaton OF
2. Martin Prado 3B
3. Aaron Hill 2B
4. Pat Goldsmchidt 1B
5. Miguel Montero C
6. Jason Kubal OF
7. Cody Ross OF
8. Cliff Penington SS
9. ___________ P
Starting Rotation.
1. Ian Kennedy
2. Trevor Cahill
3. Brandon McCarthy
4. Randell Delgado
5. Wade Miley