The Philadelphia Phillies are talking to the Tampa Bay Rays about at all acquiring outfielder B.J. Upton, according to 105.7 The Fan Radio in Baltimore. The Phillies already have been prominently mentioned as one of the teams pursuing New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran.
They have baseball's best time at 64-36 but are looking for a mature bat to help their already authoritative lineup. Upton, 26, is batting.229 with 15 homers and 52 RBI and is signed through the 2012 season.
He is a incredible athlete with great traverse and go but has not batted higher than.241 since 2008 and has averaged better than one strikeout for every four sheet appearances for his career. It is believed the Phillies would be asked for outfield promise Domonic Brown in a deal for either Upton or Beltran.
The cost-conscious Rays are 53-47 but 6 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees in the American League silly identification card race. They recalled precipitate litter outfielder Desmond Jennings from Triple-A at week.
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