METS SIGN RHP CHRIS YOUNG
FLUSHING, N.Y., January 20, 2011 – The New York Mets today announced that they have signed righthanded pitcher Chris Young to a one-year contract.
Young, a former All-Star, went 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA (two earned runs/20.0 innings) in four starts last year for the San Diego Padres. The 6-10, 270-pounder has missed parts of the last three seasons with right arm problems.
“Chris has the potential to make a big contribution this year,” said Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson. “We were together in San Diego when he was one of the most dominating pitchers in the league and we feel he’s a good fit for Citi Field.”
Young, 31, has a career 48-34 record with a 3.80 ERA (317 earned runs/751.2 innings) in 135 career starts with the Texas Rangers and San Diego.
The Dallas, TX native began his career with the Rangers and was 12-7 in 2005. He was traded to San Diego in a six-player transaction on January 4, 2006.
In his first season with the Padres, he went 11-5 in 31 starts and finished sixth in the National League with a 3.46 ERA. During his All-Star season in 2007, Young compiled a 9-8 record, finishing fifth in the NL with a 3.12 ERA and led the majors with a .192 batting average against.
Young went on the Disabled List in August, 2008 with a strained right forearm and missed the second half of the 2009 season with a strained right shoulder. He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on August 17, 2009.
Young was a baseball and basketball star at Princeton University. He became the first male athlete to capture the Ivy League’s Rookie of the Year in both sports during the 1998-1999 campaign.
8 comments
Mr North Jersey
1/20/2011-3:03pm at 3:03 pm (UTC -4)
They didn’t put that he missed most of 2010 as well.
kistics
1/20/2011-3:07pm at 3:07 pm (UTC -4)
Woohoo!
metsfan4decades
1/20/2011-3:12pm at 3:12 pm (UTC -4)
Well, at least we have the semblance of a rotation.
Looks like:
Pelf
Dickey
Niese
Cap
Young
Gee looks to be the odd man out. You never know though – come ST depending on health and how well/bad performance is I suppose Gee has a shot.
stickguy
1/20/2011-3:22pm at 3:22 pm (UTC -4)
gee should get plenty of starts along the way. That I am not worried about!
it is actually a solid rotation. Not as flashy as the Phils of course, but competitive with what most teams in the league have to roll out.
Of course it is about health, but everyone was pitching at the end of the year (or was neise resting?)
2 horses at the top, a young lefty with excellent stuff that pitched extremely well for stretches last year, and 2 experienced but not ancient veterans at the back, that you hope are going to hold together. If they do, great.
A good thing is that both young and cap are now 2 years (seasons) past surgery, so they got the 1 year back (rehab on the fly) out of the way, were both pitching effectively at year end, and passed an extensive physical. So there is hope.
The Mets might be missing there named ace, but if Young and Capuano are close to back to what they used to be, they probably make up one of the best back of the rotations (4-5 guys) in the league.
Hell, using numbers, the mets might not have a 1, but they could have a couple of 2-2.5 guys, and 3-3s. ANd that qualifies as a rotation that can keep you in the hunt (with the offense driving the wins).
Hey, it worked out that way in 2006!
mrose
1/20/2011-4:05pm at 4:05 pm (UTC -4)
testing reply
oleosmirf
1/20/2011-4:14pm at 4:14 pm (UTC -4)
long time no see!!!
Prismo
1/20/2011-4:15pm at 4:15 pm (UTC -4)
*TEST*
Prismo
1/20/2011-4:16pm at 4:16 pm (UTC -4)
Hmm, maybe the replies only aren’t working in that one thread!