Young looking forward to 2012: The Sports Xchange reports LF Delmon Young is looking forward to his first spring training with Detroit after being acquired from Minnesota last Aug. 15. "It's fun to get back here," he said, "so I can play a full season with them and try to capture something that we were looking to capture (in 2011)." Manager Jim Leyland tentatively plans to hit Young fifth behind 1B Prince Fielder in his batting order. Young prospered batting in front of 1B Miguel Cabrera last season. "He's treated me really well, and the organization's treated me really well," Young said. "I know I don't have to come in for that daily tryout, where, if I'm 0-for-4 or 0-for-3, I might not be playing. I know every day my name's going to be in the lineup, so you don't have to put pressure on yourself to do well every day. You can go through a bad stretch and still have confidence that I'm starting to get things together." (Updated 02/06/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Young has signed a one-year deal with Detroit, and he can become a free agent at the end of the season. While hitting in front of Cabrera and Fielder would be ideal, Young could still do some serious damage hitting behind them. Remember, Jayson Werth did his best work with the Phillies hitting behind Chase Utley and Ryan Howard. We can only hope Young has similar success in 2012. Consider Young a nice mid-to-late-round Fantasy option. (Updated 02/06/2012).
02/10/2012 13:27 2012 Draft Prep: 12-team, mixed H2H draft
Which picks stood out in our initial 12-team Head-to-Head mock draft for 2012? Check out the results and read what Scott White has to say about some of the more interesting selections.
02/09/2012 01:58 2012 Fantasy outlooks: Detroit Tigers
Detroit has lofty expectations heading into the new season, and Fantasy owners are feeling pretty good about the options in the Motor City. Our Al Melchior takes a look at a team and who to target in his Fantasy team outlook.
02/02/2012 12:21 2012 Draft Prep: Our 12-team, mixed Rotisserie draft
It's time for owners to start looking ahead to Draft Day. We get you off and running with our 12-team Rotisserie mock draft. Check out the results!
Just when he finally appeared to be living up to the hype that made him the first overall pick in the 2003 draft, adding power to his typically high batting average in 2010, Delmon Young regressed to the opposite end of the spectrum in 2011. Hindered by an oblique injury early in the season, he hit only .211 with one home run in April and May. When he had only four home runs by the middle of August, the Twins elected to do what the Rays did several years earlier and gave up on him, trading him to the Tigers for a couple of relative nobodies. His problem in 2011 was the same problem he's had throughout his career. He'll swing at anything, which not only limits his walks but also decreases his chances of getting a pitch he can drive. The story wouldn't be complete without pointing out that Young did show some improvement batting ahead of Miguel Cabrera, hitting eight homers in 168 at-bats, and his .289 batting average and .763 OPS over the final four months were closer to the norm for him. But the norm isn't good enough. You want what he did in 2010, and that's simply no guarantee at this point. Young is back to being no more than a late-round pick in Fantasy. (Updated 1/5/12)
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