NEW YORK — The answers sounded rehearsed, as if Justin Upton had practiced them 1,000 times.
In a way, he has.
Perhaps there is another star player who has been mentioned in trade stories more often than Upton, the outfielder who plays (for now) for the San Diego Padres. Maybe Cole Hamels or Troy Tulowitzki or David Price could relate.
What makes Upton different is that he's been through the whole deal before, twice, from the rumors to the reality. He's just 27 years old and already on his third team, and if all the talk is right, he should be trying out a fourth team by the end of the week.