Alright people, this is a spot that I've created in order to help out my writing and put together something that my fellow sports fans can (I hope) relate to.
I live in North Texas so I'll be primarily focusing on the pro sports teams up here: i.e. Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks, and the Dallas Cowboys. However, with the access of the interwebs I'll also be looking at some of the larger pictures, for example the CBA, or Collective Bargaining Agreement set up by the NFL, and the impending OWNER lockout.
With that off my chest we're ready to rock and roll!
Let's get started with Michael Young, the super utility/DH for the Texas Rangers. So far the story has been unfolding in the air of Young requests trade from the Rangers due to him "feeling like I've been mislead and lied to". Now I don't know any of the details from the front office. But here are the sit down facts. Young is slated to make 48 million dollars in the next three years. He's 34 and he has always been the best team player that I have seen in my time in the sports arena. With this being said, I'm a big Michael Young fan. He's a heck of a player, a heck of a leader, and extraordinarily consistent. Here comes the kicker, he has a trade clause in his contract that only lets him get traded to a list of 8 teams. I'm not even going to name the teams for the simple fact that the Rangers are most likely not going to be able to trade him. The reason being that almost all 8 teams want the Rangers to pay just around half, more specifically pretty close to 20 million dollars, and quite frankly even with the new ownership the Rangers can't afford to pay this and trade Young. So shut up and deal with it fans.
Remember that I'm a Young fan, a Ranger fan, BUT I understand that this is a business! The sole purpose of a business is to make money. I'm sorry, if you've been offended, but deal with it. We start to love these players and start to idolize them, but you have to look at the other side of traffic. If the organization can't make money or better themselves with said trade or any move, it isn't worth it. Young is a complete professional, though I don't agree with him airing dirty laundry like this, I respect that he was most likely desperate and is looking at diminishing numbers and a career, and want to make all the money he can.
In closing, I leave you with this: Young, you're a great guy and deserve better than feeling like you've been lied to. BUT, remember, you're aging and this is a pretty young team. Keep up the hard work, but pass the torch.
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