Justin Upton is 24. He is supremely talented. Do Not Trade Upton, if you think Carlos Gonzalez and Carlos Quentin decisions haunt us....that is nothing compared to what Upton will do to us. He could still be playing in 15 years...
If you get "A Kings Ransom" then maybe trade him...but we won't. So keep the guy, its not like his contract is ridiculous, its quite team friendly. Upton will be over 700 hits by years end, at the age of 24. Yes, he has had an awful year by his standards but when its all said and done he will hold all of our records...assuming we don't trade him like morons.
If the Dbacks got an offer like the Rangers, I would jump at it in a heartbeat. Like you said - the Rangers got setup with three studs. The problem though, is that the Rangers hit the jackpot. The odds of a team trading a young stud and getting back (and hitting on) three unproven prospects is a pipe dream. For every deal like the Rangers got, there are hundreds of teams left with a handful of nothing and see the former young player they traded turn into a super star.
Name one other major deal that has benefitted a team like Texeira deal benefitted Texas? It never happens. The kid is that- a kid- 6 years in the league or not- he is young. You want to talk about guys to get rod of- Young, Roberts (good riddance today), Overbay..... Upton is the only star on this team other than Kennedy