mlb.mlb.com - 1/13/2009
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ARLINGTON -- The Rangers find themselves in a difficult situation with fewer than five weeks until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. Their most prominent player and team leader is quite unhappy about being asked to switch positions. General manager Jon Daniels is quite aware of ...
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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lonestarball.com - 1/13/2009
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lonestarball.com —
Regardless of how this situation with Michael Young
turns out, the reality is that this has turned
into one more embarrassing black eye with a franchise that seems to specialize in these sorts of things. This is a p.r. nightmare for the ...
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The latest on the Michael Young situation
Lone Star Ball —
... T.R. Sullivan with a pretty meaty story on the developing Michael Young situation, with some quotes from Jon Daniels and some talk about the issues surrounding a possible trade: ...
MLB Rumors: Michael Young to the Twins? Not a Chance
Midwest Sports Fans —
It’s no secret that Michael Young wants to play shortstop, and apparently it’s bad enough to want out of Texas. The GM of the Rangers, Jon Daniels, said this afternoon that they can work it out if the relationship was a “two-way street”, showing Young’s apparent apathy to return to the Lone Star State…
…leading to today’s news throwing the Twins in the rumor mill of having interest in Young.
Let me put this bluntly: It’s not going to happen.
Let’s take a look at his numbers over the last few years: .314 and 14 HR (2006), .315 and 9 HR (2007), and most recently .284 and 12 HR (2008). At 32, as long as he doesn’t pick up the syringe, ...
Rangers/Young Mishandling the Entire Situation
MVN Outsider —
Five years ago, Texas Rangers now-shortstop Michael Young switched positions. He was a second baseman at the time and volunteered to move over to shortstop after the A-Rod/Yankees trade netted the Rangers Alfonso Soriano in return. Fast forward to 2009 and the Rangers are forcing asking Young to make another move -- this time to third base, in order to make room for top prospect Elvis Andrus. The way it all went down, however, has been a problem. Apparently, according to Young, the Rangers GM Jon Daniels essentially wasn't giving him a choice in the matter: Young revealed
over the weekend that he asked to ...
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rangersblog.dallasnews.com 1/15/2009 — I keep hearing and reading that the Rangers took the wrong approach in informing Michael Young that he'd be moving to third base. There's no question Young feels that way. "I was never asked," Young told Richard Durrett the night the news broke . "I ...
Rangers looking to land Vizquel | texasrangers.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/17/2009 — The Rangers' infield situation has taken an interesting twist, as the team is trying to sign free-agent shortstop Omar Vizquel for what will likely be a utility role. Major League sources said on Friday night that there is a good chance of getting ...
Rangers looking to land Vizquel | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/17/2009 — The Rangers' infield situation has taken an interesting twist, as the team is trying to sign free-agent shortstop Omar Vizquel for what will likely be a utility role. Major League sources said on Friday night that there is a good chance of getting ...
Good Luck With That, Jon Daniels
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — Yikes, chaos reigns in Ranger-ville. Apparently, shortstop and face of the franchise Michael Young requested a trade because he was unhappy that the Rangers wanted him to move to third base. The Rangers have a number of intriguing shortstop prospects (i.e Elvis Andrus) who are capable of ...
The Young Dilemma
fangraphs.com 1/13/2009 — The big news of the day in baseball is that the Texas Rangers have officially asked Michael Young to move to third base to make room for hot prospect Elvis Andrus , and that he was offended enough by that to either request or demand a trade. After ...
Kevin Goldstein Q&A: Part I
bbtia.com 12/6/2008 — Q: If the Rangers get close to pulling off a big deal for an established star pitcher, who am I not including from the Rangers' long list of pitching prospects?
- KT
Goldstein: I don't believe any player is off-limits. I think that is a ...
Young will shift to third base | texasrangers.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/15/2009 — 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 ...
Keith Law Blog
insider.espn.go.com 1/12/2009 — The Rangers' decision to extend Michael Young 's contract two full seasons before he's eligible for free agency is a real head-scratcher. Not only was the timing odd, but the decision to commit so much money for so many years to Young is the wrong ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 1/12/2009
It seems like a match made in heaven. The Texas Rangers have an unhappy infielder that can hit for a solid average and is a cagey vet. They need pitching in any way they can find it. The Twins love savvy vets, need an infielder that can hit, and ...
