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Late Thursday it was reported that Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton blocked a trade that would have sent him to the Seattle Mariners for a quartet of players.

Now we know who those players were.

According to CBSSports.com, Arizona was set to receive three pitchers and a shortstop.

The deal would have sent three or four players back to Arizona, according to CBSSports.com sources. Included among those players would have been relievers Charlie Furbush and Stephen Pryor, minor-league shortstop Nick Franklin and prized pitching prospect Taijuan Walker.

Before settling on Walker, the Diamondbacks also discussed top Seattle pitching prospects James Paxton and lefty Danny Hultzen. The clubs also discussed the possibility of a second player accompanying Upton to Seattle in the deal. The identity of that player, believed to be a low level minor leaguer, is not known.

Walker, 20, would be the prize of the deal. The number two prospect in the Mariners organization according to Baseball America, he is a right-handed pitcher, he's posted a 14-16 record with a 3.83 ERA over the course of three minor league seasons. He's struck out 240 batters in 230.1 innings of work.

Furbush and Pryor are both relief pitchers. Furbush posted a 5-2 record with 2.72 ERA in 46.1 innings of work last year, while Pryor went 3-1 with a 3.91 ERA in 23 innings.

Franklin, who is a 21-year-old shortstop, is regarded as a good prospect at a position where the D-backs have some uncertainty. He's posted a .283 batting average over four minor league seasons, but hit just .243 for Triple-A Tacoma last year.

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    sundevil7901 wrote...
    Wow
    It's disturbing that the Dbacks were willing to pull the trigger on this deal...Upton for some warm bodies.Towers has always said that they weren't trading Upton unless it was a great deal for them. This was that deal?Towers is running this team like a bad fantasy baseball owner.
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    mesa mad man wrote...
    Walker
    Walker could turn into a star. Could. So could Trevor Bauer - who the DBacks gave up for a minor league SS. Complete joke in my eyes if this is what we value Upton for
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    Dick W. wrote...
    Must Keep Upton
    Being only 25 & a good contract for the D-Backs, they MUST let Upton play next year. If he falters, the contract is still a good thing for another team; the coaching staff must find a way to get Justin to be more Productive & Learn having a Positive Attitude can supplement a player in maximizing one's potential; the Seattle deal just sounded awful; D-Backs Must show More Patience with help from coaches
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    nsawy28 wrote...
    Devaluing Upton
    I don't see the Dbacks getting a better package for Justin Upton, it will be very disappointing if they decide to settle for even less just because they want to get rid of him. I'm not quite sure where they're trying to go with the identity of the team but obviously its away from Upton. I hope they haven't forgotten that the Dbacks still need a longterm solution at third base.
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