Longtime Texas Rangers (you could almost call him Mr. Ranger) Michael Young has had enough. After numerous rumors and reports, Young has confirmed that he has asked to be dealt. MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan states that Young did not request the trade due to the fact the Rangers were going to place him as their #1 DH. There was another factor:
"“The suggestion that I’ve had a change of heart and asked for a trade is a manipulation of the truth,” Young said Monday night. “I want to be traded because I have been manipulated and misled in this process and I’m not going to take it anymore.”"
Young confirmed that point to ESPN’s Jayson Stark. Young felt there was a “breech of trust” in the whole matter.