dallasnews.com - 1/12/2009
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12:21 PM CST on Monday, January 12, 2009 By RICHARD DURRETT / The Dallas Morning News rdurrett@dallasnews.com Texas Rangers shortstop Michael Young has asked for a trade after he was told the club wanted him to move to third base this season to make room for 20-year-old shortstop prospect Elvis ...
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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msn.foxsports.com - 1/12/2009
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Young, 32, told FOXSports.com on Sunday night that
he has asked for a trade and given the...
Rangers a small list of teams for which he would waive his no-trade clause. His request came in mid-December after Rangers general manager Jon Daniels and ...
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Nolan Speaks on MY
Lone Star Ball —
The DMN article now up includes quotes from Nolan Ryan, along with Daniels quotes:
Rangers president Nolan Ryan said he talked with Young on Friday. He added that the club had been discussing the move for "some period of time" and not just this off-season. Ryan said Young has not been given adeadline or ultimatum.
"If he's not comfortable with it, then I don't think it would work for us," Ryan said. "So I think it's too premature to make any type of prediction about how this is going to play out and what the lineup is going to look ...
Monday a.m. things
Lone Star Ball —
... 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 ...
Michael Young Requested Trade From Rangers
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... of Young asking for a trade. Young is upset that he wasn't given a choice about the position switch, saying, "My hand's been forced with this one." He says he's "adamant" about not playing third base. Young has given the Rangers a list of teams to which he'll accept a trade, according to the Dallas Morning News. He'd consider a move back to second base for a new team. Young is owed $62MM over the next five seasons. ...
Michael Young, part deux
Uwe Blog —
... More has come out on the waning days of Michael Young as a Texas Rangers. As noted yesterday, the shortstop wants a trade from the Texas Rangers because his days as a shortstop are almost over, as a Rangers anyway. Elvis Andrus is coming -- this April, this July, this September -- and Young has got to go somewhere. That "somewhere" may be Minnesota, Los Angeles, St. Louis or Colorado. Is Young just pandering to the media and playing his cards to the fanbase. You decide with this quote: "I'm not playing third base." Hmm. OK. With that, it seems ...
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hardballtimes.com 1/12/2009 — The Rangers asked Michael Young to move to third to make room for prospect Elvis Andrus. Since Young is a team leader, a team player, and a gamer, he gladly obliged, and vowed to move his locker next to Andrus' so that he could mentor the lad as he makes his way through his first season in the ...
Michael Young reportedly demands to be traded
lonestarball.com 1/12/2009 — From Ken Rosenthal:
Rangers shortstop Michael Young asked to be traded after team officials told him in December that they want him to move to third base, according to major-league sources.
Young, 32, does not want to ...
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 ...
GM expects Young to be with Rangers | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/13/2009 — 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. ...
GM expects Young to be with Rangers | texasrangers.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/13/2009 — 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. ...
SPORTSDAY
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 ...
3 UP: THE MICHAEL YOUNG ISSUE
blogs.nypost.com 1/13/2009 — While continuing to fill in as a co-host on the morning show on Sirius (Channel 210)/XM (Channel 175) this week (from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern through Friday for those who want to give a listen) I recognized...
Michael Young Asked For Trade Out Of Texas —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/12/2009
Last month, Texas Rangers shortstop Michael Young asked to be traded out of Texas after the team asked him to move to third base.
With Elvis Andrus projected to be a better defensive shortstop than Young, it makes sense for Young to move to third ...
