"A day after the Yankees checked with the Diamondbacks about Justin Upton, buzz about Upton's potential availability swept through the lobby of the Waldorf Astoria at the GM meetings here.

And several reports portrayed the Red Sox as being heavily involved in talks for the 23-year-old outfielder, who hit .273 with 17 homers and 69 RBI last season and is due $49.5 million through 2015.

The Diamondbacks "will listen to offers, but are not looking to trade him," one baseball official said. Prying loose Upton, the top pick of the 2005 draft and the brother of Tampa Bay's B.J. Upton, would require several major-league players, not simply prospects, the official said."