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River Ave. Blues ยป Update: Phillies have let teams know Michael Young is available

Update: Phillies have let teams know Michael Young is available

July 28, 2013 by Mike 27 Comments

NY Post: More Biogenesis suspensions coming this week
Update: Alex Rios says he would have agreed to trade to Yankees

Sunday: Buster Olney says the Phillies have indeed reached out to teams to let them know some of their players are available, including Young. Cliff Lee is not one of those players, in case you were wondering.

Saturday: Via Joel Sherman: The Yankees continue to be told that Michael Young is not available in a trade. We heard the same thing earlier this month. Young told Jon Morosi that Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. has not approached him about any potential trades even though the team has lost six straight and is nine games out of a playoff spot.

Young, 36, is hitting .278/.344/.404 (107 wRC+) in 393 plate appearances this season, though he hasn’t done a ton of damage against left-handers (86 wRC+). The Yankees have gotten basically no production from the hot corner and really have no idea if or when Alex Rodriguez will return to the lineup, plus they need a platoon partner for Lyle Overbay. I’ve said this a million times before, but Young fits their needs well and should come reasonably cheap, both in terms of salary and prospects.

NY Post: More Biogenesis suspensions coming this week
Update: Alex Rios says he would have agreed to trade to Yankees

Filed Under: Asides, Trade Deadline Tagged With: Michael Young

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