Mass Pike

Tomorrow's lead story: Crawford prefers Charmin Extra Soft, while Gonzalez prefers Angel Soft. Meanwhile, the New York Post asked Alex Rodriguez the same question.. He responded "Toilet paper? I just use my bare hand."

I think if it comes to within a 3-5 million dollar difference, Lee stays in Texas. In order to get Lee in my opinion, the Yanks are going to need to shell out about 28 mill a season.

Crawford's reportedly going to ask for over $100 million and looking for $16-$17 mill per season. Upton would save them about 6 or 7 million dollars yearly and he's 6 years younger. Plus, Crawford defensively is limited to LF. Upton's a RF who can play CF.

I honestly don't forsee the Diamondbacks being in a position where they NEED to trade Upton. His contract is fairly reasonable and has five years left on it, he's arguably their best player and still has a ton of upside, I think its fair to say that he's not even come close to scratching the surface on how good he can be. Kevin Towers will listen to offers, but I'm not at ALL surprised his asking price is as steep as it is. That being said, I'd be ESTATIC if Boston is able to swing a deal for him and I may be one of a few, but I wouldn't mind seeing the Sox give up Kelly, Bard, Kalish, Bowden and a few other prospects to get him. Let's be honest here.. Upton's 23.. The majority of the players they would be trading off in this scenario are 21 and older. I'd take established, young Major Leaguer with huge upside and a reasonable contract over prospects any day of the week.