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ESPN MLB insider: D-backs once again open to trading Justin Upton

Jan 3, 2013, 8:57 PM | Updated: 9:13 pm

When the Diamondbacks traded pitcher Trevor Bauer for shortstop Didi Gregorius, many assumed the Justin Upton trade rumors could finally be put to bed.

After all, the D-backs acquired a young shortstop, so what more could they need?

Then the Diamondbacks went and signed free agent outfielder Cody Ross, creating quite a logjam to have to sort out. Because while Upton, Ross, Jason Kubel, Adam Eaton, Gerardo Parra and A.J. Pollock are all solid options, there are only three everyday spots available.

Someone — maybe a couple someones — was going to have to go.

And despite D-backs GM Kevin Towers consistently proclaiming an appreciation for Upton, ESPN MLB insider Buster Olney is reporting the 25-year-old is back on the trading block.

Upton hit .280 with 17 home runs and 67 RBI for the underachieving D-backs last year. The face of the franchise, in the eyes of many he represented all that was wrong with the team. However, he is just one season removed from a year in which he hit .289 with 31 home runs, 88 RBI and 21 stolen bases, so Upton obviously has potential.

And if Olney is correct, it would seem the D-backs are about ready to give up on it.

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