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Found February 07, 2012 on WHYGAVS?: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Clint Hurdle,  Dmitri Young,  Jim Bowden,  Garrett Jones
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates and Manager Clint Hurdle plan on working out Dmitri Young next week at the Pirates Spring Training complex @ Bradenton FL — JIM BOWDEN (@JimBowdenESPNxm) February 7, 2012 SteakGrowsOnDmitri. (Seriously, I have nothing to add here. Young was a perfectly acceptable player the last time he suited up, but that was in 2008. He retired in 2010. He's 38 now and while Garrett Jones isn't the best first baseman in the world, it's hard to believe that Dmitri Young would be better than him.)
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