If there has been a player with true love for a shirt and adapt to any role, no matter what the question was Michael Young, the signing of Adrian Beltre to Texas the beginning of 2011, places the versatile player on a tirade about his future in the Texas organization.
If we look at the history of Young since its debut in 2000, the player has gone through three positions in the field. He started at second base, where for four seasons became an average defender, leaving 987 fielding percentage with 27 errors. For 2004, the change of position Texas to make way for Alfonso Soriano, Young becomes the full-time shortstop for five seasons, where fully covered with the mission entrusted to it. is in that position where Young began to receive praise from the highest to the point of receiving a Gold Glove in that position in 2008. In addition to five All-Star calls (from seven carries) and placed on three occasions between the players with the MVP voting.
In 2009, the scrolls that had harvested at short (977 fielding) are ignored, when informed that Texas should be moved to third base to make way for a young Elvis Andrus came from a promise to return for Mark Teixeira, Young again reluctantly accepted his assignment especially after being MVP in the All-Star. What would be the result of Young at third?, Certainly in those two seasons he returned to do the job but I think the organization that the player is not the prototype third baseman that they are wanting, in two years left fielding average of 958.
Utility "in Texas?
With the input as the new third baseman Beltre to the Texas organization, Young will become the team's designated hitter, on paper means less action in the field, but also the organization was notified that will be the main utility of the table, something that was not perfectly satisfactory to the player, who has already notified its desire to change to another computer.
Young has indicated its interest in completing his career with that organization and not to any other, but Texas also want to arm yourself with players available and repeat again experience in a World Series, so keep sounding names to join the ranks Texas, then where is the role of Young.
First base seems the most feasible option but Mitch Moreland on the rise, is considered a player with 30 homers and projection Young has given the maximum is 24, then no profile a first baseman.
Rumors indicate that Texas will go for two more players to be competitive again and return to the World Series.
Currently, Michael Young is a kind of Derek Jeter in an organization where they have not appreciated the history that has been given to an organization are handed over eleven years of body and soul, accepting roles that have been imposed without complaint.
Young is still proving to be a proven player in 2010 left 284 strong numbers on average, 21 homers and 91 RBIs. Is a player who won 16 million per year and is missing three of a contract of 48 million, which is losing its 34-year range, could be, but if we put the global average player at third base, shortstop is waiter of 978 , solid numbers without a doubt.
exchange Rumors
When the river brings smoke there's fire, Young is currently the captain of a team with a wave of players who will give much speaking, a set painting for many positive things in the coming years, Young did not want to break that bond with the organization that gave way to reach the majors.
No matter how I finish this, Young has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he will be a great professional and that will turn the page. If he decides to stay in Texas and serve as a substitute, he could channel any frustration and go about your business of trying to help the Rangers win.
"My motivation is to play for a winning team and be extremely productive, and I want to do that with the Rangers ... if I have to have most of my 700 plate appearances as a DH, is what I have to do, "said the player to Jeff Wilson, manager of the Texas team.
The team captain is ready to break ranks with Texas, with Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli and new acquisitions Young options are minimized, is eleven years that could end in an abrupt, with everything he has done for the computer no longer sees a real place for him.
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If Michael Young ends up playing first base for Texas in 2011, will be his fourth in 11 years, would join Jackie Robinson and Pete Rose as the only players who played all infield positions a team, coincidentally, they changed to 34 years old, it has now Young.
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