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CHRIS YOUNG RUMORS & GOSSIP
Casey McGehee, Chris Young Named MLB Comeback Players Of The Year
NEW YORK — Miami Marlins third baseman Casey McGehee and Seattle Mariners pitcher Chris Young have been selected as baseball’s comeback players of the year.
McGehee, who turned 32 last month, hit .287 with 29 doubles, four home runs, 76 RBIs to win the NL honor following a season with the Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan’s Pacific League.
Young, a 35-year-old left-hander, won...
Mariners Rumors: Chris Young may not fit in Seattle
Earlier in the month I wrote that starting pitcher, Chris Young would like to return to the Seattle Mariners. Mariners insider, Pat Dutton is reporting that there may not be a spot for him to return. #453311036 / gettyimages.com Currently, even without Young, the Mariners have five starters who are set to make up next season's starting rotation. With the great year that...
Via Sports Rumor Alert
October 30, 2014
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Mariners Rumors: Chris Young would like to stay in Seattle
After not pitching at all in 2013, Chris Young had a magical 2014 season. Not only did his team surprise and contend for a playoff spot until the last day of the season, but he was back to pitching like the player he was in his prime. Throughout the year he was one of the most consistent starters on a spectacular Seattle Mariners staff, and is the odds on favorite to be the...
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October 20, 2014
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Mariners Injury Update: Chris Young to make start
Seattle Mariners pitcher Chris Young will make his scheduled start on Saturday against the Texas Rangers despite some concerns about his health, reports Dave Sessions of MLB.com:#450196904 / gettyimages.comNo specific injury has been made apparent, but Young has been shelled in his last two outings and already thrown 150 innings for the first time since 2007. That led to some concern...
Via Sports Injury Alert
September 05, 2014
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Will Seattle Mariners Pitcher Chris Young’s Comeback Year Take A Hit?
Seattle Mariners’ Chris Young might be getting bounced from the rotation. The 6’10 right-hander has pitched poorly recently and could be facing the hook from Manager Lloyd McClendon.
The comeback-player of the year candidate has fallen on hard times. On Tuesday, Young didn’t get out of the first inning against the Oakland Athletics. In fact, Young hasn’t reached the seventh...
Via Oregon Sports News
September 04, 2014
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The two luckiest pitchers of 2014?
We reside in a numbers-driven baseball world where players are no longer measured by wins, losses, runs batted in or batting average. Instead we measure batters by wOBA and WAR and pitchers by FIP and WAR (among others). As such, players who buck the trends and are considered successful in the old way of looking at things compared to the new way end up being considered lucky. Alfredo...
Via The Flagrant Fan
July 15, 2014
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Chris Young Challenges the Data
“You should go look at the research again and see what the charts say,” Chris Young, the Seattle Mariners pitcher, emphatically told me one afternoon this season. We were talking about high fastballs and he didn’t agree with something I’d said. In particular, it was about his high fastballs. Only four starters are throwing the fastball more often […]
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