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Rub it in, dude, rub it in. In today’s Chicago Tribune, columnist Phil Rogers — a former Dallas Times Herald man, I might add — offers up his mid-season baseball honors, and as far as he and the stats are concerned, there’s no better pitcher in the National League than a former American Leaguer by the name o’ Chris Young. Hmmm — you mean, the Texas Rangers’ former pitcher Chris Young, who GM Jon Daniels ditched in exchange for two busts and a so-so? Awesome. Writes Rogers:
Imagine how fans in pitching-starved Texas feel watching a hometown kid (from Highland Park High School in Dallas) blossom into a stud after being traded away. Young and teammate Jake Peavy, along with the ageless Greg Maddux and a deep bullpen, have carried a punchless San Diego team to the top of the NL West. Peavy would be a fine choice, too, as he also leads the league in strikeouts, but Young gets my vote because of his 2.00 ERA, which is just better than Peavy’s 2.19.
Yeah, imagine. –Robert Wilonsky
