SAN DIEGO -- The hits keep on coming for the Padres -- or at least that's the hope -- as general manager A.J. Preller has apparently landed yet another big bat for the team's offense.The Padres traded for outfielder Justin Upton and a low-level player to be named from the Braves early Friday, dealing left-handed pitcher Max Fried, a former first-round Draft pick, in addition to infielders Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson and outfielder Mallex Smith, a baseball source told MLB.com.
FoxSports.com first reported a deal was in place for Upton. 
This deal, which has yet to be confirmed by either team, comes less than 24 hours after the Padres and Dodgers finalized a five-player trade that will bring Matt Kemp to San Diego. The Padres also traded for A's catcher Derek Norris.On Friday, the team is expected to announce its deal with the Rays, which will bring outfielder Wil Myers to San Diego.And now the Padres are getting Upton, a two-time All-Star who turned 27 in August and is coming off a 2014 season in which he hit .270/.342/.491 with 29 home runs and 102 RBIs for the Braves.Upton is a career .291/.359/.541 hitter at Petco Park, with 10 home runs and 11 doubles in 192 career plate appearances.Upton will be a free agent after the season, and he will certainly command a big contract. If the Padres can't reach an extension, they would surely give him a qualifying offer to at least get Draft pick compensation in return.Upton will make $14.5 million in 2015.Fried, who turns 21 next month, was the seventh overall pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. He had Tommy John surgery last year and is expected to miss 2015. He is 6-9 with a 3.61 ERA in his first 147 professional innings.Jace Peterson made his Major League debut in 2014 for the Padres, hitting .113 in 58 plate appearances. The 24-year-old, a shortstop by trade, can also play elsewhere in the infield. He's a .287/.381/.411 hitter in his first four Minor League seasons.Fried was the Padres' No. 3 prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com.Dustin Peterson, the Padres' No. 10 prospect, was a second-round pick in 2013. The 20-year-old has hit .247/.288/.357 with 10 home runs and 97 RBIs in his first 736 pro plate appearances. He's likely destined to start the year at the Class A Advanced level playing third base.Smith, the Padres' No. 20 prospect, led the Minor Leagues with 88 steals last season in two Minor League stops, hitting a combined .310. He'll could be ready to start 2015 in Double-A.So where to play Kemp, Upton and Myers?Upton has spent most of his career in right field, though he played left a year ago for the Braves. As for Myers, he's better-suited for left field. Kemp, who used to play center field, was pegged to play right field before Friday's events.
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This deal, which has yet to be confirmed by either team, comes less than 24 hours after the Padres and Dodgers finalized a five-player trade that will bring Matt Kemp to San Diego. The Padres also traded for A's catcher Derek Norris.On Friday, the team is expected to announce its deal with the Rays, which will bring outfielder Wil Myers to San Diego.And now the Padres are getting Upton, a two-time All-Star who turned 27 in August and is coming off a 2014 season in which he hit .270/.342/.491 with 29 home runs and 102 RBIs for the Braves.Upton is a career .291/.359/.541 hitter at Petco Park, with 10 home runs and 11 doubles in 192 career plate appearances.Upton will be a free agent after the season, and he will certainly command a big contract. If the Padres can't reach an extension, they would surely give him a qualifying offer to at least get Draft pick compensation in return.Upton will make $14.5 million in 2015.Fried, who turns 21 next month, was the seventh overall pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. He had Tommy John surgery last year and is expected to miss 2015. He is 6-9 with a 3.61 ERA in his first 147 professional innings.Jace Peterson made his Major League debut in 2014 for the Padres, hitting .113 in 58 plate appearances. The 24-year-old, a shortstop by trade, can also play elsewhere in the infield. He's a .287/.381/.411 hitter in his first four Minor League seasons.Fried was the Padres' No. 3 prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com.Dustin Peterson, the Padres' No. 10 prospect, was a second-round pick in 2013. The 20-year-old has hit .247/.288/.357 with 10 home runs and 97 RBIs in his first 736 pro plate appearances. He's likely destined to start the year at the Class A Advanced level playing third base.Smith, the Padres' No. 20 prospect, led the Minor Leagues with 88 steals last season in two Minor League stops, hitting a combined .310. He'll could be ready to start 2015 in Double-A.So where to play Kemp, Upton and Myers?Upton has spent most of his career in right field, though he played left a year ago for the Braves. As for Myers, he's better-suited for left field. Kemp, who used to play center field, was pegged to play right field before Friday's events.
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