Found December 06, 2011 on Big League Stew:
Don't call it a week for comebacks. Well, actually, at the rate we're going maybe we should. On Sunday, we learned of Manny Ramirez's plans to return to Major League Baseball. That announcement came just hours before the Winter Meetings officially kicked off. Now, several writers stationed at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas are reporting that 38-year-old Dmitri Young — last seen with the Washington Nationals in 2008 — is also eyeing a return to the big leagues after complications from diabetes derailed his playing career. According to Danny Knobler of CBS Sports, Young is currently in Dallas making the rounds, letting teams know of his availability. He also notes that Young has trimmed down to a healthy 230 pounds — 70 pounds less than his playing weight in '08. That's a truly significant weight loss and an obvious indication the man known as Da Meat Hook has worked hard to not only get healthy, which is the most important thing, but to also get himself back i...
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