DELMON YOUNG RUMORS & GOSSIP
Phillies buy in to Delmon Young's postseason success
Does anybody like the Phillies bringing in outfielder Delmon Young? It sure does not seem like it. Once again Ruben Amaro is taking a gamble and hoping it pays off in a big way. Nobody seems to be confident it will, and fortunately for the Phillies they are taking that gamble without putting out a lot of money to do so.
The Phillies signed Young at a price tag of $750,000 but...
Phillies Get Young-er...Sorta... As Delmon Young Joins the Phillies
Photo: Wikipedia Commons The Phillies are Young-er. As in they signed their second Young of the offseason. According to Todd Zolecki, the Phillies have signed former Tigers, Twins and Devil Rays outfielder Delmon Young. The deal is reportedly $750,000, though it does not specify whether the deal is a minor...
Report: Phillies consideing Delmon Young
The Philadelphia Phillies are considering adding troubled free-agent outfielder Delmon Young, as the team continues to seek a corner outfielder, according to CSNPhilly.com. Amaro, who typically doesn't discuss free-agency matters, acknowledged that Young is a possibility. "We've kicked around a lot of stuff," he told CSNPhilly. "He's among them."...
What Delmon Young Was
Like many Americans, Delmon Young is presently unemployed. Like few presently unemployed Americans, Young should shortly become employed, and somewhat lucratively. Young, presumably, will land a major-league contract, and even the major-league minimum guarantees several hundreds of thousands of dollars. Relative to the rest of the unemployed, Young’s in a good situation. He’s...
What is the market for Delmon Young?
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Delmon Young is still a free agent. I know you all hate him, everyone from Minnesota to Detroit, but the fact remains, he is only going to be 27 in 2013, and a career average of .284 with 89 home runs. If someone wants a little bit of pop from the right side of the plate, Delmon has some value. Obviously, this value is limited, but there is SOME.
So who will go after him? Let’s...
Did Delmon Young make worst outfield throw ever? (Video)
Detroit Tigers left fielder Delmon Young may have made one of the worst outfield throws in major league baseball history during Game 1 of the 2012 World Series Wednesday night against the San Francisco Giants. In the fourth inning, Giants pitcher Barry Zito singled to left field, which drove in Brandon Belt from second base. A good throw would not have made a difference in...
GOOD GRIEF
Delmon Young makes atrocious throw
Being in San Francisco and without a DH for Game 1 of the World Series, the Tigers had Delmon Young play the outfield for the first time in 52 days in order to keep his bat in the lineup. Now you can see why they rarely let him play the field. Young, who typically serves [...]
Jackie Autry calls Delmon Young a ‘class act,’ needs a history lesson
Jackie Autry is the widow of Angels founder Gene Autry, and she serves as an honorary American League president. Part of her role as the honorary president was to present trophies during the post-ALCS ceremony at Comerica Park after the Detroit Tigers won the pennant. She did that on Thursday, and included some questionable phrasing when presenting outfielder/DH Delmon Young withâ...
BRONX BAMMER
Young takes shot at Yankee Stadium
Tigers slugger Delmon Young, when describing his home run in Game 3 of the ALCS on Tuesday, took a subtle jab at the smaller dimensions of Yankee Stadium.
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Flying bat hits umpire in the head
The life of an MLB umpire isn't exactly the safest especially since you have flying balls and bats coming at you at rapid speed. During Friday night's Tigers/Orioles affair, home plate umpire Tim Timmons was just minding his own business in the fourth inning when Detroit's Delmon Young lost his bat. Timmons didn't have much time to react as the bat bounced his...
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