When Brett Gardner is about ready to hang 'em up, Justin Upton will still be in his prime. (AP) In a blog post this morning, Joel Sherman of the New York Post wrote that the Yankees were not one of the teams pushing to acquire Justin Upton. “They like their current outfield enough that they do ...

Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers has the upper hand in any Justin Upton deal because he doesn't really have to move him (AP). The article on Justin Upton to which reader Jeremy S. responds below was Steve’s, and he’ll be along with some thoughts about the Yankees’ potential dalliance ...

If he can help bring Upton, Chamberlain should do next year's sweating in different colors. (AP) Since I commented on Kevin Towers floating the idea of dealing Justin Upton yesterday, what seemed like a mere trial balloon now has taken on a greater reality. The Diamondbacks barely escaped losing ...

My favorite tweet of the last 24 hours came from Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com: “Cashman has lobby scrum. Says he doesn’t expect to get any Yankees business done here. Story to come on MLB.com.”  My initial reactions were: 1.      Thanks a lot, Cashman, for being such a buzzkill. How about making ...