It would appear that the Red Sox and Chris Young have come to an agreement on a multi-year contract today. The 32 year old outfielder had a decent year last year with the Yankees with a slash line of .252/.320/.453 and 7 home runs. Most of his production at this point comes against left handed pitching and will likely land in a platoon role in Boston. Young will likely spend most of his time as a corner outfielder as the Red Sox already have several quality center-field candidates on the roster. Details on the contract have not been released, however it is believed to be a multi-year deal. Young made 2.5 mil last season in New York.
ScoutsEdit: It appears to be a two year deal worth 13 mil.
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He actually had 14HR’s last season btw. Looks like a fourth outfielder to me…
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So, I guess Young was Restless in NY.
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We need quality pitchers..so we got another outfielder to the collection. Great.
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Trade pieces. Trade pieces.
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“If I eat 2/3 of Hanley’s contract AND throw in Chris Young, do we have a deal?” — Ben Cherington
“No.” — Assorted GMs
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Socratic….you know that I like you, but Ben Cherington does not represent the Sox any more than I do at this point. I have been waiting for someone else to correct you for weeks, as we have journalistic integrity involved, but fuck it, Ben doesn’t work there anymore..there, I said it..but all of our post writers should have called you out for this before and now I have to be the bad guy!😬
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This signing just sets the table for the huge trade that will happen during the Winter Meetings — Betts for Schwarber.
Cubs get the longterm solution at CF and leadoff hitter they need, and Boston gets their DH (and occasional LF) of the future.
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Man, I’m not all that high on Betts, but that deal sounds terrible for the Sox. Trading a quality defensive middle infielder or center fielder for someone you know is just a DH? His bat would have to be awesome to make that deal worthwhile. Especially with how the role of dedicated DH is fast becoming a thing of the past.
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