Young makes second Class A start: Mets starting pitcher Chris Young made his second start for Class A St. Lucie on Wednesday. Young, who tossed five scoreless innings his first time out, allowed three runs on seven hits and no walks in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out two. Young has a 2.53 ERA with St. Lucie. (Updated 05/16/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
It's definitely encouraging to see Young, who is recovering from shoulder surgery, make positive progress in the minors. ESPN.com reports the plan is for Young to move to Triple-A for his next outing and the team is hopeful he will be in the majors by June 1. Young is coming off a major shoulder surgery, so we need to temper expectations once he is back in the majors. Young will start out as an NL-only Fantasy option. (Updated 05/16/2012).
05/08/2011 12:58 Mets' Young on DL after getting scratched from start
The New York Mets placed right-hander Chris Young on the disabled list with shoulder tightness and brought up Pat Misch from Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.
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