Michael Young has been pushed around to much because he went from second to shortstop to third and now they want him to DH as they picked up Adrian Beltre to become the third baseman for the Rangers. Michael Young has 4 years and 48 million left on his contract which might be high but the Toronto Blue Jays need a bit more pop in their lineup especially after Mike Napoli bolted out of T.O. before he ever got here so Michael Young's 20 + homers and 280-290 batting average would be perfect in the lineup around players like Arron Hill, Adam Lind, and Jose Batista. Also to have a player like Young who can play shortstop/third base would be a bonus with him either working next to Arron Hill or keeping Batista in the outfield instead of trying to get him to figure out third base again. I do not know what the asking price is but with the demand out in public and the Jays hopefully might be willing to use some of that Wells money on Young would be a good idea and he has played for the Jays (5 round jays draft pick in 1997) at the very beginning of his Major League career before he was traded away in 2000 for Esteban Loaiza who was not so good as a starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. In the end the Blue Jays should make an offer for Michael Young and if anyone can get the job done it is going to be Alex Anthopoulos as he has been putting together a competitive team and I believe this trade who be another move in the right direction.
Go Jays Go
Tom Mehegan
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