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Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton invoked his limited no-trade clause to
reject an agreed-upon deal between the D'Backs and Mariners that would have
sent Upton to Seattle, reports Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.
The M's were prepared to give up "a package of young talent" in the trade, a
return that Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic has heard was "substantial"
(Twitter link).
Though several teams have been linked to Upton over the last two seasons, the
Mariners seem to be the first to propose a deal that has gotten the D'Backs
to agree to move the 25-year-old outfielder. As Rosenthal/Morosi note, the
trade rejection could be gamesmanship by either Upton or the D'Backs