Phillies interested in Twins' Delmon Young?
Phillies baseball personnel have been asking pointed questions about Twins outfielder Delmon Young, the former overall No. 1 draft choice of Tampa Bay, according to sources.
Phillies interested in Twins' Delmon Young?
Paul Hagen
Paul Hagen reporting from the winter meetings in Las Vegas:
Throwing out the ceremonial first rumor of the winter meetings ...
Phillies baseball personnel have been asking pointed questions about Twins outfielder Delmon Young, the former overall No. 1 draft choice of Tampa Bay, sources told the Daily News. Young is probably best known for a 2006 incident when he was suspended 50 games in the minor leagues for throwing his bat at an umpire. (See the video of the incident below.)
He was traded to the Twins after the 2007 season. The Phils are believed to be looking for a replacement for Pat Burrell, who is not expected to re-sign.
Young has yet to show Burrell’s power. He’s hit just 26 home runs in 1,346 big-league at bats. Last season he batted .290 with 10 homers and 69 RBI for Minnesota. But he’s still just 23 years old.
The Twins have an excess in the outfield with Michael Cuddyer returning from an injury-plagued season, Carlos Gomez (who came from the Mets in the Johan Santana trade) and Denard Span, who has established himself as their leadoff hitter.
So they are apparently willing to listen to offers for Young. A potential snag from the Phillies perspective is that they almost certainly would ask for top prospect Jason Donald and are also seeking bullpen help.
Young has developed a reputation for being somewhat hardheaded and uncoachable, one of the reasons Tampa Bay was willing to trade him. At the same time, he’s still just 23 years old, clearly has talent and appears to fit a Phillies need.
this guy has Mets written all over him.— Frank Lloyd Wrong
Comment removed.- no no no no no, i don't want him on the phillies i want pat back!!!— smoothphilly84
- Delmon Young is just 23 years old, was the #1 overall picj of the Rays, came in 2nd to ROY 2 years ago... this kid has had attitude trouble yes, BUT he CAN be coached and mentored by the likes of Howard, Rollins and Utley... Charlie is a good "players" manager, hell, Manny Ramirez calls his his 2nd father! If its Young for Donald and a reliever, then DO it!!! We can sign another reliever no problem. Donald is an unknown... He "may" be good, he "may" be great, or he just may be "average" - Young would do well with the Phillies.— fyreknight
- Delmon Young for McNabb and a 3rd rounder.— Muck the Fets
- I'd trade condrey for him straight up, or package some minor leauger other than Donald or Marson. So he threw a bat at an ump, so what? I've wanted to do that at some point during just about every game I've ever watched. If he had been a part of the Phillies system at the time we would be applauding his passion for the game. I say take him, as long as we don't have to give up any major pieces/prospects. We don't neccesarily need a power hitter to protect Howard, we just need a solid bat from the right side. Could be him. Werth and Victorino did well batting 6th in the playoffs as well, we move one up and put him 6th.— trizot
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BRING PAT BACK! BRING PAT BACK! BRING PAT BACK!- yup, there you go. Condrey and Kendrick for Delmon Young. That works, since apparently phillies fans think the Twins totally abanonded their major league scouting department last year so no one ever saw either of them pitch. I hope the Phils can really sweeten the pot and add in Eaton and Lou Marson. Deal! Wait, let's see if I can fit Mike Cervenak into this bad boy . . .— philzrule
- It's obvious by the postings here that Phillie fans don't want Delmon Young. It's almost unanimous. The one guy who wants him, who wrote at 4:31pm, wants him BECAUSE he threw a bat at an umpire (which, to this idiot, shows Young has passion). That's ridiculous. If the Phillies sign this guy, you can bet it's a road to nowhere, quickly. OFF WITH AMARO'S HEAD!— rich_gelman
- If we're gonna start gambling on scumbag headjobs, they ought to have better stats than this guy. We're the World Champs...let's not sully that reputation. Give Donald a shot and don't mess with the best bullpen in the majors.— mickeyb4boyle
- I'm good Birds4ever, thanks. Some people here make ridiculous comments....Clay Condrey stinks. Just because his number suggest he might be ok, doesn't mean another team will take him. Unreal!— Billy The Kid
- The Phillies don't need to consider trouble with Young. You keep mentioning in your article he is only 23 yrs.old. If he is a problem now he always will be as he is as educated and mature as he ever will be. No thanks on Young.— Philadelphia Jerry
- The Philies are not only a good team, they have a team of class players. Bringing in somebody like this guy would be a bad move.— Ron
- He's the next Otis Nixon— Ron Noel
