Comments on: The Two Chris Youngs

By: DBA455

DBA455 — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:48:14 +0000

Seems awfully likely that his shoulder hasn’t healed. Not clear why the Dbacks didn’t give it another month.

On the surface it doesn’t seem so different from what crippled Heyward’s 2011.

By: Mephisto

Mephisto — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 01:07:36 +0000

Mr Barr posted on June 6th: “…the next two weeks will probably say a lot about…Young…”

Well he’s been absolute garbage since his return. Time to cut bait?

By: Marty

Marty — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:33:57 +0000

Sold low on Chris Young for Johan Santana the day before his no-hitter. He’ll turn it around but not to the point of being a fantasy stud.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:38:12 +0000

Chris Young change his swing during the off season in an attempt to make better contact. He stated he was hitting the ball much better at the beginning of the year with the new swing. He started the season on a tear, but he has historically started fast. Unfortunately, the injury sidelined him and according to his manager they brought him back a bit too early. Looks like maybe he is starting to get closer to 100% as he is starting to make better contact again. I am betting that he will start making improvement as we move through June and hopefully be up to full speed in July.

By: GilaMonster

GilaMonster — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:54:42 +0000

Thanks for this article Micheal. I’ve been meaning to bring this exact argument up in the chats.

However, I believe it is clearly related to his injury related as his plate disapline is still quite good. If we look at his last 7 games. 7:5 BB/B ratio which is excellent.
He had 8 rough games coming back from the injury and is likely trying to find his groove. It is possible he abandoned his plate discipline in order to get his swing or he had a relapse. Plus shoulder injuries aren’t great for power.

By: cs3

cs3 — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:26:22 +0000

sounds like pre-injury Young was crispy, and post-injury Young is not.

By: Snarf

Snarf — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:27:31 +0000

I am a huge fan of Chris Young and believe that the progress he’s made is real. When he gets back in the groove again (’cause he’s a streaky hitter) you’ll wish you had him on your team.

By: Michael Barr

Michael Barr — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:26:42 +0000

piece on Marlins farmhand, Chris Young, to follow…

By: Reverend Jim

Reverend Jim — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:25:29 +0000

Damm, I was hoping when I clicked on the link that this would be about Chris Young and not Chris Young.

By: Eric Dykstra

Eric Dykstra — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:02:50 +0000

Agreed 100%, I’m a huge fan of Chris B Young, but Samardzija with an under-control walk rate is a very good pitcher.