Upton Signs With Tigers

The Detroit Tigers have added another bat to their rotation, signing OF Justin Upton to a six-year contract.

Buzz around the trade started around 9:30pm Monday, when Fox MLB insider Ken Rosenthal sent out this tweet.

Sources: #Tigers close to six-year deal with free-agent outfielder Justin Upton.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 19, 2016

Not long after, details of the trade were released. As ESPN's Jerry Crasnick tweeted, the deal is worth upwards of $22 million/year.

Justin 6 year deal with #Tigers is for $132.75M. AAV is $22.125 per year.

— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) January 19, 2016

Upton has spent his entire nine-year MLB career in the National League, in stints with Arizona, Atlanta and most recently the San Diego Padres.

Upton has over 600 RBI's to his name, with a career OPS of .825. Last season he hit 26 home runs and 81 RBI's, with a slugging % of .454.