| 5/4/2013 3:45:00 PM |
Description: Phillies third baseman Michael Young is not in Saturday's starting lineup against Miami. | Insight: Young is batting a stellar .333, but without much power. His .814 OPS includes just one home run and five extra base hits. | | |
| 4/26/2013 12:15:00 PM |
Description: Phillies third baseman Michael Young is 4-for-5 with two home runs against Mets right-hander Dillon Gee. | Insight: Obviously an extremely small sample size, but just as obviously he sees the ball well out of Gee's hand. Add in a .312 batting average and you have a recipe for success. | | |
| 4/21/2013 10:56:00 AM |
Description: Phillies third baseman Michael Young is 11-for-27 (.407) with two doubles, a homer and three walks in his career versus St. Louis starter Jake Westbrook. | Insight: Most of those at-bats likely came when Westbrook was a member of the Indians. Young is hitting .333 and has hit safely in 11 straight games, but has just one hit in each of his last nine, so he's not exactly tearing the cover off the ball. Still, Westbrook hasn't been able to contain Young, so the veteran infielder is a solid play Sunday. | | |
| 4/9/2013 10:08:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia third baseman Michael Young collected three hits, including a home run, and two RBIs in four at-bats Tuesday versus the Mets. | Insight: Prior to Tuesday, six of Young's seven hits this season were singles, but he tripled in addition to homering. | | |
| 4/7/2013 7:21:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia third baseman Michael Young went 4-for-5 Sunday in a loss to Kansas City. | Insight: Only one of Young's seven hits this season has gone for extra bases. He's a .300 lifetime hitter so at least fantasy owners have that to look forward to. | | |
| 4/7/2013 9:54:00 AM |
Description: Phillies third baseman Michael Young is just 5-for-29 (.172) against Royals starter James Shields. | Insight: Young has started off 3-for-16 with four walks and five strikeouts. He faces a steep challenge in Shields on Sunday. | | |
| 12/29/2012 4:28:00 PM |
Description: Phillies infielder Michael Young will not participate in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, neither for Team USA or Mexico. He wants to spend the entire spring in camp with his new team. SOURCE: Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com | Insight: Young played for Team USA in 2006 but he's also elgible to play for Mexico because his mother is of Mexican descent. At age 36 and coming off his worst season since 2002, Young really doesn't need any extra mileage on his odometer so it's good to hear he'll be focusing entirely on the Phillies this spring. | | |
| 12/8/2012 4:08:00 PM |
Description: Texas has traded infielder Michael Young to the Phillies in exchange for relievers Josh Lindblom and Lisalverto Bonilla. | Insight: This fills the hole left by Placido Polanco at third base. He can also play first, second and shortstop if the Phillies need him to. Young's 2012 season was nothing to write home about (.277, 8 HR, 67 RBI) but a year earlier he hit .338 with a career-high 106 RBI. | | |
| 12/8/2012 11:21:00 AM |
Description: According to T.R. Sullivan from MLB.com, Rangers infielder Michael Young has waived his no-trade clause and is willing to accept a deal to the Phillies. | Insight: The deal could become official later today. It's a clever move for Philadelphia after the team missed out on signing top free agents B.J. Upton and Angel Pagan earlier this offseason. Young provides veteran leadership, an above average bat (.301 career hitter) and the versatility to play several different positions. That should come in handy when Ryan Howard and Chase Utley inevitably get hurt again next season. | | |
| 9/23/2012 10:59:00 AM |
Description: Rangers infielder Michael Young is hitting .329 with three homers and 11 RBIs in September and he'll face a pitcher Sunday that he's always had success against in Jason Vargas. | Insight: Young is 13-for-33 (.394) with two doubles, one homer and six RBIs against Vargas so owners who have held onto Young despite his struggles this season should play him Sunday. | | |
| 9/16/2012 11:01:00 AM |
Description: Rangers infielder Michael Young is hitting an embarrassing .083 for his career against Mariners righthander Blake Beavan. | Insight: Young has underachieved this season (.270, 7 HR, 62 RBI) and should be avoided in fantasy Sunday versus Seattle. | | |
| 9/9/2012 10:34:00 AM |
Description: Fantasy owners should avoid using Texas infielder Michael Young Sunday against Tampa Bay. The veteran is only a .192 hitter for his career against Rays starter James Shields. | Insight: Young is hitting .267 this season, 71 points lower than the average he finished with in 2011. He has also produced 47 fewer RBI than he did a year ago. | | |
| 9/6/2012 11:27:00 AM |
Description: If Rangers utility man Michael Young is on your fantasy team, Thursday would be the day to start him. He's batting .500 in 10 lifetime at bats against Royals starter Luke Hochevar. | Insight: At age 35, Young isn't the dominant fantasy commodity that he used to be, though his positional flexibility is certainly a plus and he's been known to hit well against lefties (.319 in 141 at bats this season). Hochevar hasn't been anything special this year (7-13, 5.34 ERA) so it's definitely safe to plug Young (.267, 6 HR, 57 RBI) into your starting lineup Thursday for the series finale. | | |
| 8/19/2012 3:48:00 PM |
Description: Texas infielder Michael Young had his best game of the season Sunday against Toronto, going 3-for-5 with a homer, five RBIs and two runs scored. | Insight: It has been a disappointing season for Young. The homer was just his fourth of the season and the three hits brought his average up to .272. He's really just an AL-only option at this point. | | |
| Cold | 8/15/2012 6:44:00 PM |
Description: Texas infielder Michael Young is getting the night off Wednesday against the Yankees. | Insight: Since going 3-for-3 against Detroit on Friday, Young is 1-for-13 with no home runs or RBI. | | |
| 8/12/2012 2:46:00 PM |
Description: Rangers infielder Michael Young has a nice track record against Tigers starter Rick Porcello in 10 career at bats. | Insight: He's hitting .500 against the young righthander with three RBI. Young (.273, 3 HR, 45 RBI) is already hitting .317 this month and that average is likely to improve after facing Porcello (9-6, 4.62 ERA) on Sunday. | | |
| 8/5/2012 10:17:00 AM |
Description: Texas IF/DH Michael Young is having one of his worst pro seasons but he has had success against Royals starter Luke Hochevar in limited at-bats, going 5-for-7 (.714) with one triple, one homer and two walks. | Insight: Young's numbers have decline massively this season and he really shouldn't be owned in fantasy leagues. If you're holding onto the past with Young, Sunday would be a good day to get him in the lineup. | | |
| 7/30/2012 4:07:00 PM |
Description: Texas IF/DH Michael Young has a .360 average with three homers and 14 RBIs in 75 career at-bats against Angels starter Ervin Santana. | Insight: Young is hitting 70 points lower and slugging 127 points less than last season, but Monday would be a good day to get the veteran in your fantasy lineup. | | |
| 6/19/2012 8:59:00 PM |
Description: Texas DH Michael Young is not in the lineup for the Rangers' game Tuesday night against San Diego. | Insight: Young (.270, 3 HRs, 27 RBIs) has been seeing most of the reps at first base during interleague play but Tuesday Mitch Moreland (.274, 10 HRs, 25 RBIs) will get a chance at first while the veteran Young takes the night off. | | |
| 6/10/2012 1:38:00 PM |
Description: Texas utility player Michael Young will sit out the Rangers' series finale Sunday against San Francisco. | Insight: Young, who has started at first base the past two games, will step aside to give Mitch Moreland (.277, 9 HRs, 21 RBIs) a turn in the lineup. Young (.283, 3 HRs, 24 RBIs) is usually the Rangers' DH but this weekend the team is playing in a National League park so the designated hitter position is not an option. | | |
