We’ll Pass On Michael Young
January 13, 2009 by Mike
From Buster Olney:
Michael Young told the Rangers he’d like to be traded, rather than play third base. This will put GM Jon Daniels in a very tough spot: Young will be extraordinarily difficult to trade because his salary is so high — he is set to make $16 million for each of the next five seasons — and he’s 32 years old, and he’s not a power hitter, and some advance scouts just don’t think he can play shortstop anymore. At a time in which teams have been hanging onto their cash, Young is probably as close to being untradeable as anyone in the game, unless the Rangers eat a huge chunk of the contract in the way they ate almost 40 percent of A-Rod’s contract to move him.
Earlier in the offseason, before any of this position-change stuff came up, I spoke with several general managers who said they would have no interest in Young because of his contract. “Nice player, awful contract,” said one.
Young is unwilling to make the move, writes Jeff Wilson. His value to the Rangers is not just reflected in numbers, writes Jim Reeves.
• It should be a busy week ahead for the Red Sox, whose trade talks for a young catcher are intensifying, writes Michael Silverman.
And if the Red Sox trade for Miguel Montero, free agent Jason Varitek will be completely boxed in. Boston will have experienced major league catchers on its roster already and will be in a position to pay Varitek what the Red Sox think he’s worth, and not what Varitek wants — at a time when the veteran catcher’s value as a free agent is devastated by the fact he’s a Type A free agent. Any team interested in signing him would have to give up a top pick.
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