Expectations of Eleven: Chris Young

[Edgy MD]

Christopher Ryan Young



Pos: SP; BR-TR.

Born: May 25, 1979 in Dallas, Texas. (He'll be 32 in 2011.)

Birth Context Karma: Such ambiguity! Young was born during the infamous "Fog Game" Joel Youngblood hits a routine fly ball lost in the mist that falls for a triple and rather than the Mets turning that into the winning run, the umps pull the plug.

Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent with the Mets, January 20, 2011, for a base salary of $1.1 million, plus incentives..

2010 Stats:

Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	BB-Ref WAR	FG WAR
San�Antonio	TL (AA)	0	1	.000	67.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.67	2	5	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	7		9.000	27.0	0.0	54.0	13.5	0.25
Portland	PCL (AAA)	0	0	.000	1.42	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.33	2	1	1	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	23		0.632	2.8	1.4	2.8	5.7	2.00
Total	Minors	0	1	.000	7.71	3	3	0	0	0	0	7.00	4	6	6	1	6	0	5	0	0	0	30		1.429	5.1	1.3	7.7	6.4	0.83
SDP	NL	2	0	1.000	0.90	4	4	0	0	0	0	20.00	10	2	2	1	11	0	15	0	0	1	82	416	1.050	4.5	0.5	5.0	6.8	1.36	0.9	0.2
Total	All	2	1	.667	2.67	7	7	0	0	0	0	27.00	14	8	8	2	17	0	20	0	0	1	112		1.148	4.7	0.7	5.7	6.7	1.18

Number: 55. Fifty-five has been worn by three Mets pitchers --- Orel Hershiser, Shawn Estes, and early Pedro Feliciano. It's a debateable point who has served the number most well, but I'm going with Hershiser and hoping that Young ends all ambiguity.

Wife: Elizabeth Patrick, granddaughter of Lester Patrick, for whom the NHL's Patrick Division was named. That sort of blood gets you into Princeton, baby.

Nicknames: "CY" and "El Hombre Grande" go back to his Princetonian days.

Namesakes:


Best Day in 2010: That final day, five innings of shutout ball for the victory, had to be satisfying.

Last Word: Young is going to get either the fifth or the fourth slot in the Mets rotation, but how long he lasts will be a function of his health and his control. Having a history with the GM and the Mets not having a lot of options could give him a little bit o' rope, but Boof Bonser lurks. Ever lurking, he is.

What do you expect of Chris Young Wright in 2011?

[ashie62]

25 Starts....150 IP 10 Wins...Comp 1.29 ERA 3.38

A pleasant surprise ala Dickey.

[Benjamin Grimm]

30 starts, 13 wins, 3.98 ERA. I have a pretty good feeling about him this year.

He'll become only the fifth Mets player with a surname beginning with the letter Y.

[Theoldmole]

He won't approach Anthony Young's record.

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: 30 starts, 13 wins, 3.98 ERA. I have a pretty good feeling about him this year. He'll become only the fifth Mets player with a surname beginning with the letter Y.

I do kinda like him, but I'm not sure what to expect. 30/13/3.98 seems like a good gauge, but I'm not sure he gets quite 30 starts, and I think he might get hit a little harder in April as he settles in.

Maybe 25 starts 11-6, 4.11 ERA?

[Edgy MD]

I keep thinking "Matt Young," so I expect he'll get called that a few times by Ralph Kiner.

[TransMonk]

I'm fairly confident in Young's ability...but I'm weary of his health.

If he can make enough starts in the beginning of the year to bridge the gap until Johan returns, then I would be extrememly pleased.

I think he can win games and keep his ERA around 4. 20 starts, 134 IP, 10-6, 4.02 ERA

[Frayed Knot]

15 Points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists per game.

[smg58]

A 3.60 ERA in 150 IP.

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: 15 Points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists per game.

Pretty sweet assist numbers for a big man.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy DC wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: 15 Points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists per game. Pretty sweet assist numbers for a big man.

I hear he has a good arm

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: 15 Points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists per game. Pretty sweet assist numbers for a big man.

IIRC, he actually did average 3-4 assists per game in college (Triangle offense and all). Sweet outside shot for a big man, too.

I'll settle for-- and think we'll come close to getting-- something like a 2008 redux:

21 GS
123 IP
3.96 ERA
1.29 WHIP
4.75 xFIP
115 K
58 BB
~1.0 WAR

[Fman99]

He's the Comeback Player of the Year. 15-6, 3.37 ERA, 190 K in 185 IP. Delivers babies, rescues puppies, kills Qaddafi and Charlie Sheen calls him "bro."

Also, brings Emilio Estevez back into the public consciousness. FINALLY.

[Gwreck]

IIRC, he actually did average 3-4 assists per game in college (Triangle offense and all). Sweet outside shot for a big man, too.

That's the Princeton offense, not the Triangle offense. In his 99-00 season (Ivy League champs under coach Bill Carmody):

.502 FG%, 13.5 Pts, 5.8 Rebounds, 3.35 Assists, 2.81 Blocks, 1.27 Steals average per game.

Of note: he also wore number 55 on the basketball court.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Derp. Thought "Princeton," typed "Triangle." The crockpot of basketball offenses-- keeping things low and slow.

Carmody was running things, but they were still running Carril's O. And they didn't win the Ivies then. (Hurrah, hurrah Penn-syl-va-ni-a.)

[Edgy MD]

Spring Stats:

W: 0
L: 0
ERA: 1.33
G: 5
GS: 5
IP: 20 1/3
H: 15
R: 4
ER: 3
HR: 2
HBP: 1
BB: 3
SO: 9

How meaningful?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'd call it "so far so good."

I have a good feeling about Young and Capuano both.

I'm more concerned with Bay and Beltran.

[metirish]

per Rubin

"Chris Young pushed back to Sunday because of biceps tendinitis.Spot starter wil be Friday"

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"that will cost Dillon Gee a start on Sunday if that was the plan"

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

metirish wrote: per Rubin "Chris Young pushed back to Sunday because of biceps tendinitis.Spot starter wil be Friday"

I guess 108 pitches was more than enough? That's really not good.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: metirish wrote: per Rubin "Chris Young pushed back to Sunday because of biceps tendinitis.Spot starter wil be Friday" I guess 108 pitches was more than enough? That's really not good.

I was kinda hoping he'd make it to May at least. geeze.

Hopefully it is what they say, just precautionary, and he'll make the start normally on Sunday.

[Edgy MD]

Egg on my face for all my bitching.

[G-Fafif]

It was pointed out by a FAFIF reader that 34 years after the Wednesday Night Massacre, the Mets' two most effective pitchers early this season have been Dickey and Young.

[TransMonk]

Rubin wrote: Chris Young pushed back to Sunday because of biceps tendinitis.Spot starter wil be Friday"

Aw, come on!

[Edgy MD]

Quietly rooting for Igarashi to get the call.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Huh?

That's weird. You're weird.

[metirish]

Don Juan Carrasco gets the ball, it's been confirmed.

[G-Fafif]

metirish wrote: Don Juan Carrasco gets the ball, it's been confirmed.

Ironically, Don Juan Carrasco could have been a great 10 PM-2 AM DJ name in Miami circa 1982.

[Guest themetfairy]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

May I steal a version of that photo for non-nefarious purposes?

[TransMonk]

Terry on the FAN pre-game said it would most likely be Carrasco if it were to be a guy already with the club, but that there are still 3 games between now and Friday, so it's not official yet. He said it wouldn't be Gee, as he started yesterday, but he did mention Misch as an option from AAA.