Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Do the Philadelphia Phillies want Michael Young?

Sources: Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers briefly talked Michael Young    The Phillies recently contacted the Rangers to express an interest in Michael Young, three Major League Baseball sources confirmed to ESPN.com. But the trade talks failed to yield much common ground, and discussions between the clubs are no longer active.  (This story continues here: http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=6106212&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines)

Would Michael Young Be a Good Fit with the Philadelphia Phillies?    Michael Young has played his entire career with the Texas Rangers. He has put up some pretty impressive numbers during his career, averaging 17 HR, 87 RBI, a .300 BA and a .795 OPS. He has posted these numbers while switching positions twice already, and if he plays with the Rangers in 2011, he will once again switch positions. Young is considered a leader within the Rangers clubhouse. However ...  (This story continues here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/601818-would-michael-young-be-a-good-fit-with-the-philadelphia-phillies)

Philadelphia Phillies: Top Possible Trades to Acquire Michael Young to Play RF    Michael Young of the Texas Rangers made it clear that he is not happy with his current situation in Texas, where Young's role will be reduced to designated hitter, with the signing of Adrian Beltre. Young has long been a good sport to the Rangers.  Young came up as a second baseman, working on the other side of second base to his natural position of shortstop, because the Rangers had Alex ...  (This story continues here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/599972-philadelphia-phillies-top-possible-trades-to-acquire-michael-young-to-play-rf)

Hot Stove Tracker: Jays could have interest in Michael Young    News, notes and rumors from around the majors ... • The Toronto Star speculates that the Blue Jays and Rangers might not be done dealing after the trade that sent C/DH Mike Napoli from Toronto to Texas in exchange for P Frank Francisco.  (This story continues here: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2010-11/baseball-free-agency/story/hot-stove-tracker-jays-could-have-interest-in-michael-young)

MLB Power Poll: Giants dethroned before spring arrives    Their winter FanFest shattered attendance records. Tim Lincecum was tabbed as one of the "coolest" athletes ever by GQ. Brian Wilson made up with Twitter. And that was just life in the past week for the World Series champions.  (This story continues here: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2011-02/mlb-power-poll-2011/story/mlb-power-poll-giants-dethroned-before-spring-arrives)

MLB Hot Stove: Who Are the Philadelphia Phillies After?    Since signing Cliff Lee to a surprising five-year contract, the Philadelphia Phillies have been eerily quiet in the market this offseason. The team certainly isn't going to make any splashes quite as large as it did with the Lee signing, but by no means does that mean that the franchise isn't going to build depth for another possible World Series run. With GM Ruben Amaro, Jr. expressing an ...  (This story continues here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/577249-mlb-hot-stove-who-are-the-philadelphia-phillies-after)

MLB Trade Rumors: 10 Michael Young Deals That Make Sense    Ever since the Rangers pulled off the improbable and landed Michael Young, the team's longest tenured player has been the subject of multiple trade rumors, as he has lost his position in the Rangers lineup.   Young is considering moving to DH or second base to help the team, but some think it is inevitable he is traded for prospects or in a salary dump. Here is a list of ten possible trade ...  (This story continues here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/568817-mlb-trade-rumors-10-michael-young-deals-that-make-sense)

Philadelphia Phillies: The Best Player In Team History, Position By Position    Over the course of the past few seasons and offseasons, you've probably heard it said quite a few times. "It's a great time to be a Phillies fan." While that indeed is the case, it got me to thinking—where do some of today's Phillies' stars rank among the greatest Phillies of all time? How many Phillies could be called the greatest at their position in the history of this lengthy franchise? Are ...  (This story continues here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/599032-philadelphia-phillies-the-best-player-in-team-history-position-by-position)

Favored Phils know they must prove it on field    Favored Phils know they must prove it on field  (This story continues here: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110204&content_id=16568800&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb)

Philadelphia 76ers Complaint Department    Matt Slocum - AP over 1 year ago: Philadelphia 76ers' Elton Brand speaks to the media after a news conference announcing the team's new NBA basketball uniforms, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) View full size photo » The message boards have been blowing up with negativity towards the Philadelphia 76ers. I decided to analyze some of these comments, complaints ...  (This story continues here: http://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-76ers/2011/2/4/1974730/philadelphia-76ers-complaint-department)


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