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Infield Fly
Great news for the offense at least.
J. Michael Warren
So, why does Texas hate Michael Young?
start_wearing_purple
They’re paying him $16M… if that’s hate then I have no clue what love is.
Aaron X
I think he was referring to the fans and not the executives who gave Young the contract.
MaineSox
Hey Purple, I’ll let you hate me for $16M.
jwsox
because he has done nothing but piss and moan since changing positions after the arod-soriano trade, and he probably was complaining about arod going there. He is a mediocre defender all over the diamond. hits for a good average but hardly any power does not steal bases anymore and his range is worse and worse oh and he is paid 16 mill…16 mill for a DH you better be able to put up a .310/.400/.800..minimum slash line with 45+ hrs and 30 steals..but he wont do anything close to that…and yes fans can be upset about a players contract..when a player does not play to the value of his contract its the fans that pay for it in ticket prices
bomberj11
30 steals for a DH and 45+ homeruns? Maybe your standards are set a little too high…
jwsox
first things first i was not serious at all and secondly at 16 mill for a DH yeah i would want my team to have a guy that puts up those types of number
roberty
Why would a DH steal 30 bases? If you had the speed to steal 30 bases you would probably be useful as an outfielder. In today’s market a guy who can OPS a “minimum” 1.200 would cost you considerably more than $16 million, regardless of position. In fact,OPSing over 1.200 over an entire season is a feat that has been accomplished only 20 times in baseball history, and over half of those seasons belong to a player named either Ruth or Bonds. So yeah, how dare Michael Young not be one of the best hitters of all time! What a jerk!
At the time of his contract extension Young had a career .300/.346/.442/.788 line, with a 162 game average of 99 runs, 198 hits, 37 2b, 6 3b, 16 HR, 87 rbi and 10 SB. Considering he had just won a gold glove award at shortstop, this could be seen as an elite level of production. Giving Young 5 years/$80 million wasn’t a prudent move, but it wasn’t his fault that he was moved from second to short to third and now to DH, where his level of production is merely pedestrian.
1Tough9
Kenny Williams should inquire on Young immediately.
jwsox
no……no no no no no no no no if kenny is going to spend money(assuming 8-10 mill would be left over per year after texas eats some of it) I would rather see that money go to soriano to close games and not a mediocre 3rdbasemen who does not hit for power and complains about everything…besides we havea 3rd basemen who will probably put up similar offensive numbers next season in morell and his glove is better and best of all he is MAKING LEAGUE MINIMUM!
Gurvir Nijjar
would have been nice to see him in a blue jays uniform again
nathanalext
He seems like a class act. How many times has he switched positions to make way for another player?
jwsox
and complained every single time about it!
TDKnies
So? Actions speak louder than words and he HAS switched positions for the team every time they’ve asked him to.
TXHC
Like he had a choice lol.
Brad426
I realize the whole thesis for this post is he staying put, but doesn’t he make sense for the Reds? I mean, the Reds won’t want to pay $48M, but if the Rangers eats some of his salary and could maybe get a good prospect in return, wouldn’t that be win-win?
mattevilspawn
My guess is you would slot him in at SS(?) That could be a good fit. The Reds are ridiculously deep w/SPs. I could see a MYoung for Bailey (TEX native) swap making sense for both teams if constructed properly.
MaineSox
He was an even worse SS than he is a 3B.
Brad426
The last year he played SS (2008) he was a 1 dWAR. Granted he was 2 years younger…
Brad426
Like it. Assuming Young can still play SS, I mean. But he would be a good addition to the offensive in that bandbox stadium.
Brad426
He seems like a class act. How many times has he switched positions to make way for another player?
txftw
It really curious that you have the exact same comment as someone else a minute later. Hmmmm…….
Brad426
You know what else is curious? Seedless grapes.
thekoshow
Michael Young a DH? I would have rather moved Young to try and acquire starting pitching and resigned Vlad to a 1 year deal.
TXHC
So would the Rangers. His bloated contract kind of complicates things though.
Taylor
As a Rangers fan, i could let young go for a prospect and salary relief.
Reds=Bailey for young is WIN
rovert22044
Good off the bench! … Oh wait … He makes $16MM … NVM!
J
Young for Zito………done!
TXHC
Gross.