On the market: A used Delmon

The Tigers aren't planning to keep Delmon Young, who is excited about trying out the free agent market

October 31, 2012 at 3:37AM
Delmon Young
Delmon Young (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Delmon Young won't be returning to the Detroit Tigers, according to a tweet from Tigers beat writer Chris Iott.

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In a separate story, Iott said the former Twins outfielder, traded to Detroit for a bit more than zero in August 2011, is up for trying out the market: "I'd like to see how the process plays out," Young said after the Tigers were swept in the World Series. "It's my first year on the free agency market, so I'm just going to see how it goes."

With Victor Martinez returning from the knee injury that kept him out this season -- and almost certainly holding down the DH spot on a full-time basis -- there isn't room for Young on a roster that doesn't have a shortage of outfielders who are upgrades over Young in the field.

And for all the excitement over Young's play in the postseason -- he was the MVP of the American league Championship Series -- his 2012 regular season offensive numbers were no better than any he put during his time with the Twins

Anybody want him back?

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Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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