Earlier, there were rumors that Michael Young had requested a trade from the Rangers. And now, courtesy of Jon Heyman, we’ve got confirmation. Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels has said that Young wants out, and that while “it’s not [their] first choice,” they’ll try to accommodate Young’s wishes.
Michael Young Trade Request Confirmed By Rangers GM
It is worth noting that neither Daniels nor Nolan Ryan gave off the impression that a trade is on the verge of happening. Just because Young had a change of heart and wants out doesn’t guarantee that the Rangers will find a partner willing to absorb most of his contract. Another potential hurdle is that Young’s partial no-trade clause covers all but eight teams, although he could always choose to waive it.
So we’ll see. Michael Young - face of the Rangers’ franchise - no longer wants to play for the Rangers, and has requested a trade for the second time in two years. It’s quite the change from what he said just last month:
For Young, the desire to remain with the Rangers is a larger factor than the desire to have things his own way.
“This is where I want to play,” he said Wednesday in a teleconference. “I’m willing to make a pretty big sacrifice to do that.”
Either Young’ll get dealt, and things will be weird, or he won’t get dealt, and things will be weirder.
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