ESPN.com: MLB – Brewers get Proven Veteran in Young
I love Eric Young. I feel like I discovered him in 1995, when I noticed just how often he walked, and how infrequently he struck out. A lot and not much. And when he left Colorado the doubters said he wouldn’t be able to hit in LA, but he did. Because he knows the strike zone.
Why people diss him escapes me. No, he isn’t a great defensive player at this point (though his numbers in Colorado, when he was younger, were awesome), but last year was the only year of his career when he struck out more than walked (by 1).
Eric Young will be 35 in May, and that’s no age to be relying on your footspeed to solidify your place in a ML lineup. But if Jermaine Dye is worth $11M per year to the beloved Athletics, Eric Young is worth less than one fourth that to the profitable Brewers. If you can get him in your mixed league draft at 1/4th Dye’s price, jump all over it. He’s riskier than Dye, but he could be worth just as much without breaking a sweat.
Don’t you think?