PHOTO APBack in March, Michael Young was on the Phillies radar. Here on Phillies Nation, I wrote this:As first reported by Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, the Phillies put in a call to the Texas Rangers to discuss Michael Young, although talks were considered “brief.”Young has announced his displeasure with the Rangers organization for dangling him in a trade after assuring him he was part of their future. That, in addition to signing or trading for multiple players that would take his place, including third baseman Adrian Beltre and catcher/DH Mike Napoli.The call made by the Phillies to inquire about Young is nothing more than a team doing their “due diligence,” which has become the chic term from the mouth of Ruben Amaro.So, maybe the Phillies weren’t close to getting Young, but there was some interest there. And then, I said this:Young, 34, is owed $48 million over the next three seasons; a healthy number for someone that age. That’s an a...
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