Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington has been quoted as telling to Adrian Beltre not to try to rush back or play with his injury.
Heck, why should he rush? The Rangers only have a $16 million utility guy. I’ll repeat that: $16 million reasons for the Texas Rangers not to worry.
However, Michael Young still wants to be traded.
Michael Young is a good talent, but what team is going to take on the mammoth salary he has? A $48 million price tag for the next three seasons is hard to swallow for any team to pay for a 34-year-old player.
Let’s face it, Young isn’t Albert Pujols.
Also, looking at potential teams that would trade for Young, they would want the Rangers to eat most of his contract. So why let him go? We all know what goals the Rangers have this season. Why waste the money and the talent?
The Texas Rangers, as defending American League champions, need to be a nucleus.
Young is part of that nucleus. He, in fact, is the main part of the nucleus.
Michael Young is “a membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells.” In other words, Young holds the nucleus all together.
Michael Young holds most the Rangers’ ability as a multi-talented player that can play more than just one position on a baseball field.
That is key when he plays on a team that is known for its fragile players. Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz, as well as the possible injuries that could happen to Mike Napoli and Adrian Beltre, already proves his value and worth.
While trying to keep that nucleus together, Young is the key.
Young also has to keep things in perspective.
Did a young arrogant owner, Jon Daniels, say something he shouldn’t have? Maybe. But who cares? You have to side with the guy who writes the checks here. If what was said and done was so horrible, we still have to remember he is receiving $16 million to play a game.
A game.
Young needs to sit down and really think about the “suffering” he may be going through and keep it in perspective.
If you asked any other player making the league minimum, they would say, “For $48 million for the next three seasons, I would put on a skirt and serve beer in the stands.”
The Michael Young “situation” really has to be put in perspective in his mind. He played hard for the “blockbuster deal/career contract.” He got it. Now he has to deal with it.
What Young is being asked to do by the Rangers, is the same thing any other player would do, if asked. He is just getting paid more for doing what he is asked at his JOB.
The definition of “job”:
A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one’s trade, occupation, or profession.
Let’s not forget, Young isn’t the boss at his job. He is an employee. He still gets paid for putting on a “baseball” uniform, not a “mechanic’s” uniform.
A mechanic does a job that is hard work. You know any mechanic making $16 million a year?
Fans of Young love what he has done over the years for the Rangers. However, the fans are beginning to lose respect for him.
It is not about jealousy, it’s about reality. It is hard to feel sorry for Michael Young when he gets paid $16 million a season to play baseball.
If it’s so bad for him, he could just retire.
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