insider.espn.go.com - 1/12/2009
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• Michael Young told the Rangers he'd like to be traded , rather than play third base. This will put GM Jon Daniels in a very tough spot: Young will be extraordinarily difficult to trade because his salary is so high -- he is set to make $16 million for each of the next five seasons -- and he's ...
mlb.mlb.com - 1/15/2009
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mlb.mlb.com —
The Rangers have a new third baseman. His
name is Michael Young. Young said Thursday that he...
is agreeing to the Rangers request to move to third base and is no longer asking to be traded. That will allow the Rangers to go with 20-year-old rookie ...
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Young will shift to third base | texasrangers.com: News
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 1/13/2009
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
Longtime Rangers star Michael Young doesn't want to
move to third base. But at this point that...
seems to be a more likely option for him than moving to another team. With five years and $62 million remaining on his contract in this tight market, he ...
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The Texas Rangers aren't likely to trade shortstop ...
bizofbaseball.com - 1/12/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
Dave Barnett , who has enjoyed a broadcasting
career in both Texas and nationally, is joining the...
Texas Rangers radio broadcast team, it was announced Friday. Barnett has agreed to a multi-year deal to partner with Eric Nadel on all Rangers radio ...
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Dave Barnett Joins Texas Rangers Radio Broadcast Team
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Lone Star Ball —
... there on the Rangers.
T.R. Sullivan's most updated story says that the possibility of Michael Young changing his mind and agreeing to play third base is not a "strong possibility" at this point. It also has Young saying his complaint was that he was not asked to move, he was told to move, which seems to me to be an odd thing to get hung up on.
Mike Hindman offers his thoughts on the situation. He's pretty clearly disappointed in Young.
Buster Olney offers his thoughts this morning at ESPN.com:
Michael ...
Monday Evening Rangers Notes: Chaos In Arlington
Baseball Time in Arlington —
You know, "Michael Young Trade Watch" is neither as catchy nor as fun as "Ben Sheets Watch."
THE LATEST
From T.R. Sullivan's latest comprehensive update on the still-developing impasse between the Texas Rangers and shortstop Michael Young:
"I still believe there is a likelihood that we can come together on this and put it behind us," [general manager Jon] Daniels said Monday morning. "We want to have further discussions with Mike and talk to him about it. We're all preparing for Michael to be an integral part of our team going forward. That's how we're preparing and that's my expectations." ...
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