Ken Rosenthal's column on the Justin Upton trade is interesting. And, for Rosenthal, pretty sharp-edged. I kinda like it!
He spoke with some Diamondbacks players, and the picture they paint is that the biggest reason Upton is gone is because, if Rosenthal's sources are representative of the team's view of things, they basically want a roster full of Kirk Gibsons:
I think that this move may come back and bite the Dbacks in the ass. They are giving up way too much talent in Justin Upton. I realize that he is not the emotional fireball that Kirk Gibson is looking for. Upton will be playing at a high level for the Braves much longer than Kirk Gibson will be the Manager of the Diamondbacks. And that's when GM Kevin Towers will see that he made yet another bad move!!
