Delving Deeper into Delmon Young

When the Detroit Tigers traded for Delmon Young in mid-August, I was ecstatic, as many Tigers fans were.   We had just gotten a young power hitting outfielder with potential for seemingly nothing, and Brennan Boesch had been recently diagnosed with a thumb injury, one which the Tigers’ staff had no clue the severity of.  Magglio Ordonez was also amidst a season-long struggle at the plate, as was Ryan Raburn, so the Tigers were definitely in need of some help at the corner outfield position.  For a few weeks, Young did help the Tigers; he slid right into the 3-hole nicely in place of Boesch when he went down indefinitely. The whole Detroit Tigers offense took off when he joined the line-up. After taking a closer look at Delmon Young, however, I am convinced that during Delmon’s time with the Tigers, he did not help the team aside from the first couple of weeks. He has had similar “production” throughout his career. On the outside, Delmon Young looks like a v...