Young could always change his mind. If Cincinnati actually came after him, who knows. A call from Joey Votto might help. "Hey, could use your help over here."
Young could always change his mind. If Cincinnati actually came after him, who knows. A call from Joey Votto might help. "Hey, could use your help over here."
I was not suggesting that. I praised the Rangers' GM for going out and improving his club with two quality moves (presuming they actually finish a trade for Rios). You replied that picking Rios up reeked of desperation. I countered that doing nothing to address our extreme lack of production at the 3B spot this season was what truly reeked (not of desperation, albeit).
Blitz Dorsey (08-08-2013)
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/0...n-waivers.html
The Rangers and White Sox "weren't even close" on an agreement when discussing Rios prior to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, tweets Danny Knobler of CBS Sports. Knobler also tweets that Rios was placed on waivers on Monday, and the deadline to work out a deal for him is tomorrow. That would suggest that Rios was claimed earlier in the week, but the news only broke today.
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Young's a serious guy too. I bet he would greatly appreciate a call from someone of the ilk of Joey Votto, even if Votto didn't show much personality and said, "Would be great to have you as a teammate."
Those kinds of things can go a long way. We're still dealing with human emotions here. I get that Young has said he would only accept a trade to the Red Sox, Yankees or Rangers, but it doesn't mean a solid organization like the Reds in the thick of the playoff race couldn't get him to change his mind.
That said, my money is on him going to the Yankees. They have an "issue" at 3B as you might have heard about. It's barely getting any media attention.
Are we seriously wasting ones and zeroes on Michael Young?
This isn't 2003. The guy just isn't very good anymore.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Tom Servo (08-08-2013)
He would be an upgrade over Frazier, who's looking like a 400 PA wonder.
Even if Young was a small improvement over Frazier (and that's what he'd be at best, a minor improvement), I don't see trading prospects for him. The farm system is thin enough as it is.
Have you seen the guy play defense? Factor that into the equation, and any small offensive upgrade would be swallowed up by his sub inferior range, and his near absolute inability to catch the freaking baseball.
Give up "decent" prospects for a minimal offensive upgrade, who plays inferior defense? Ugh. No way.
Oh, and he still somehow thinks he's too good to play for a team like the Reds.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
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