Rangers star player Michael Young has decided he does NOT want to be a DH/utility infielder type.
First, he'll have to waive trade vetos, since his contract restricts the Rangers to trading him to just eight teams. Second, the Rangers will probably have to eat $15M or so, at a minimum, of the $48M he's due the next 3 years. Third, the Rangers will still have to accept niblets, and Young will have to deal with that humiliation, unless both sides agree to wait a bit and not push a trade right now.
Given the glut of good 1B people, and the fact that his range isn't fantastic anymore, either, he's probably going to have to move to 2B. I don't see SS or 3B except for a team really lacking there.
That said, a team like the Rockies would fit the bill. How much will they give back for him? And, given what he's likely to draw, if you're the Rangers, what do you look for in return? AAA-level pitching prospects, maybe?
Besides the Rockies, let's assume you don't trade him in the division, and you don't trade him to other AL-likely playoff teams. Cleveland and KC aren't ponying up, and Baltimore and Toronto are unlikely.
So, if not the Rockies, it's another NL team. I've got a couple of crazy ideas on my head ...
2 comments:
I think Toronto is a possibility. They don't compete head to head with Texas often, their window for contention is different but potentially very near and while I think the Rangers will have to eat 20-25m to get it done, Toronto has a need at third and is Youngs first org anyhow and he'd be a good addition to a lineup that has power but little plate discipline.
Yeah, I could see Toronto, depending on how much money the Rangers eat.
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