Chris Young was sent to the 15-day DL today as a result of the broken nose he received by way of an Albert Pujols line drive. He should be good to return to game action following the initial DL stint. As always, you simply must start everyone against the Padres, especially now that their best assets (Peavy/Young) are on the shelf. Austin Kearns was placed on the 15-day DL and is expected ...

A few days after losing CY Young award winning pitcher Jake Peavy, the San Diego Padres lost their # 2 starter Chris Young, as well as catcher Josh Bard. Both players were injured in Wednesday’s loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Young was hit in the face on a line drive off the bat of Albert Pujols. He did not seem to be in pain, surprisingly enough. His face was left quite ...

BY ADAM RONIS Padres starter Chris Young left the game in the top of the third inning after taking a line drive off the face from a ball hit by Albert Pujols . Young immediately went down and had blood rolling down his face. Young walked off on his own power holding a bandage to his face. He went 2 1/3 innings, allowing four hits, one walk and three runs.

The top 10 reasons to like Chris Young.... 1. Last year his 3.11 ERA ranked 8th amongst starting pitchers. 2. Last year his 1.09 WHIP ranked 4th behind only Santana, Peavy and Bedard. 3. Despite ranking 24th in strikeouts last year, his 8.69 K/9 ranked 10th amongst SP. 4. Young ranked 79th in run support, only receiving 4 runs per 9 innings. He only had 9 wins as a result.  Teammate ...