Photo by Michael BaronChris Young has been placed on the disable list for the second time and the season is barely a month old. I've heard several negative comments about the Young signing; same ole Mets signing, waste of time and they should have seen this coming. Set aside our opinions on the off-season approach, if we accept the fact that they were only spending what they spent, then even if Young never pitches again this season I still think it was a good signing.At 1.1M for a year, Young was worth the risk compared to what was available and he has come as advertised. When he's healthy he was a significant upgrade over what was available at the same price. In four starts he has a 1.88 ERA, the Mets could have gotten several other retreads at about the same price who were less of an injury risk but would have produced much more mediocre results. I think Chris Capuano is exactly that, he pitched half a season last year so he's less of a risk and his results are mo...
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