Rising young outfielder still part of Diamondbacks roster after new 6-year deal
Young Major League Baseball Justin Upton will remain with the Arizona Diamondbacks for sex more years with a recent lucrative $51.25 million deal.
One of rising young outfielders in Major League Baseball will remain a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks for six more years.
Justin Upton has agreed and sign a six-year contract extension for the Diamondbacks worth $51.25 million, which is the second largest deal in franchise history.
The Diamondbacks decided to sign Upton to a multi-year deal since he is one of two players under age 23 last year to produce .300 average/20 homers/80 RBIs or better.
In the last five seasons, it's only been done six times:
Yr. BA HR RBI
'09 Pablo Sandoval .330 25 90
'09 Justin Upton .300 26 86
'07 B.J. Upton .300 24 82
'06 Brian McCann .333 24 93
'05 David Wright .306 27 102
'05 Miguel Cabrera .323 33 116
Upton expressed joy over his new deal saying it just showed how much the Diamondbacks value his presence in the team.
He said with such huge deal it means more hard-work and effort on his part to lived up to the trust and challenges in store for him.
The parents of the 22-year old MLB star also expressed joy over the good fortune that went to their boy.
Upton earned his first All-Star berth last season, when he hit .300 with 26 homers and 86 RBIs.
His statistics are compared favorably with those of some of the game's greats at the same age.
His OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) of .836 compares with the early numbers of Al Kaline, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez.
Based on the new deal, Upton gets a $1.25 million signing bonus, half on April 15 and the rest on July 15.
He receives salaries of $500,000 this year, $4.25 million in 2011, $6.75 million in 2012, $9.75 million in 2013, $14.25 million in 2014 and $14.5 million in 2015.
With Upton on its roster for many years to come the Diamondbacks is expected to have a great year in the next season of the MLB.
The next MLB season promises to be exciting and intriguing for baseball loving souls all over the globe.
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