Upton has a bright future ahead of him. At 22-years-old Upton has drawn comparisons with many Hall of Fame caliber players such as Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. He broke out last season with a .300 batting average, 26 home runs, 86 RBI and 20 stolen bases. While the offensive numbers are there, his defense needs to be refined but that is only because he was placed in right field with 8 minor league games under his belt at that position. He definitely has the speed to track the ball down and it is now a matter of getting comfortable at the position. All in all, this was an excellent move by the Diamondbacks. They save money in the long run by not having to go through the arbitration process with a very talented young player. When comparing this contract to other young players who have been bought out of free agency and arbitration years the Diamondbacks did well for themselves. Miguel Cabrera, will be paid around $74MM for the same number of years of his career.  Andruw Jones who had very similar number to Upton at such a young age made $57.4MM, and his extension was signed nine years ago.