ERIC YOUNG JR. RUMORS

Mets Acquire Eric Young Jr. For Collin McHugh, DFA Cowgill and Promote Brown

The Mets announced that they have acquired outfielder Eric Young Jr. from Colorado for RHP Collin McHugh. On Wednesday the Rockies designated Young for assignment giving them 10 days to trade him. Young, 28, hit just .261 with a .671 OPS in 313 career games and is a .211 career hitter away from Coors Field. Young was hitting .246 on the season with one home run and eight stolen...
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Mets Acquire OF Eric Young Jr. From Colorado For RHP Collin McHugh

The Mets announced that they have acquired outfielder Eric Young Jr. from Colorado for RHP Collin McHugh. On Wednesday the Rockies designated Young for assignment giving them 10 days to trade him. Young, 28, hit just .261 with a .671 OPS in 313 career games and is a .211 career hitter away from Coors Field. Young was hitting .246 on the season with one home run and eight stolen...
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Fantasy Baseball: Week 20 waiver wire pickups

Colorado Rockies’ Eric Young Jr. slides across home plate on a two-run double by Tyler Colvin on Wednesday. (Barry Gutierrez, The Associated Press)    There are just three weeks to go (two starting on Monday) in fantasy baseball’s regular season. Like in any fantasy sports league, the key is to make it to the playoffs for [...]
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August 17, 2012  |  Discuss

Eric Young Jr. has become a force for the Colorado Rockies

Eric Young, Jr. has refused to be ignored in 2012.Despite a heart-wrenching loss for the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in San Francisco, a game in which the Rockies dropped 9-6 after clawing back from a 3-0 deficit, the club is starting to see a silver lining to a dreary season.That silver lining is coming in the form of some of the emerging young players, headed up by Eric Young, Jr...
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August 13, 2012  |  Discuss

Young makes mark with old-fashioned hard work

Not that long ago, Eric Young Jr. seemed to have a limited major league future. Young was a defensive liability at second base, his original position, and was having trouble in the outfield. Specifically, reading fly balls was a challenge and getting good jumps on them was iffy. And Young's arm was a weakness. Young possessed speed, but didn't reach base often enough...
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August 09, 2012  |  Discuss

Bee delay during D-backs' game in Colorado

Bee-ware. Arizona and Colorado endured about a five-minute delay when a swarm of bees congregated near the Rockies first-base dugout before the start of the fifth inning Thursday. D-backs first-base coach Eric Young Jr., Rockies first baseman Todd Helton and first-base umpire Mike Estabrook moved over to stand with second baseman Marco Scutaro while play was halted, and several...
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May 17, 2012  |  Discuss

A young lady’s conversation with Eric Young, Jr.

The following interview with Eric Young, Jr. was purportedly done by 10-year old aspiring reporter, Haley Smilow. Eric Young, Jr. doesn’t have a whole heckuva lot to do with the Cincinnati Reds, but I’m sure not going to pass up an opportunity to lend a couple eyes to a young female journalist, so here ya go. — Amanda ******************************************* You might...
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April 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Not So Keen On Mets Acquiring Eric Young Jr.

#bbpBox_149192708857151489 a { text-decoration:none; color:#009999; }#bbpBox_149192708857151489 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }There is some talk of eric young jr. With the mets. But to clarify, juston turners name hasn't yet come upDecember 20, 2011 1:21 pm via Mobile WebReplyRetweetFavorite@JonHeymanCBSJon Heyman Heyman is one of the most and most reliable sources when...
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December 21, 2011  |  1 Comment

Mets reportedly interested in Eric Young Jr.

According to ESPNNewYork.com, the New York Mets have reportedly expressed interest in trading for Eric Young Jr, the Colorado Rockies utility man. Earlier reports from Adam Rubin said that the Mets and Rockies talked about Jon Niese and also Justin Turner being apart of a deal, but now later reports state that Justin Turner isn’t going anywhere. I really don’t understand why...
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December 20, 2011  |  Discuss

Mets Interested In Eric Young Jr.

The Mets have expressed interest in Eric Young Jr. of the Rockies, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. Rubin's source indicated that the Mets may be able to obtain Young by sending Justin Turner to Colorado and that the teams continue discussing Jon Niese. Young, 26, has a .246/.324/.295 line with 15 extra base hits in 479 career plate appearances in three stints at...
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December 20, 2011  |  Discuss
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