I feel bad for Michael Young. He played the game hard, the right way, with complete selfless dignity, and I'm never sure he was ever afforded the respect he deserved. The Rangers threw him all over the diamond, positionally, as they kept acquiring more furniture pieces. Maybe Young wasn't good enough to justify anything other than making room for new guys. And so close to being a World Series champion.
Not a Hall of Famer, not even close. But probably one of the top 10 greatest Texas Rangers ever.
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