Melvin Upton Jr. To Sign With Giants

3:12pm: Upton is signing with the Giants, Feinsand tweets. As noted below, the Giants can use extra outfield depth, and Upton could conceivably play left field against some lefties, pairing with Jarrett Parker.

2:50pm: Free agent outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. is likely to sign with a National League team today, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand tweets. The Blue Jays released Upton last week after telling him he wouldn’t make their club out of Spring Training.

The identity of the signing team isn’t currently known. Speculatively, the Giants could use a bit of extra depth, and the right-handed Upton could be a fit, with left-handed Jarrett Parker in left field. If Upton and the Braves might have interest…