Eric Young
[edit] Biography
Eric Young (Eric Orlando Young) was born on May 18, 1967 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1992 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1992, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 1 home run and 11 RBI. Young played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Eric Young's best season was 1996, when he stole 53 bases, hit for a .324 average and knocked in 74 runs.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1992
| LA
| N
| 49
| 132
| 9
| 34
| 1
| 11
| .258
| .300
| .288
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| 144
| 490
| 82
| 132
| 3
| 42
| .269
| .355
| .353
| 16
| 8
| 63
| 41
| 4
| 4
| 42
| 3
| 9
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| 90
| 228
| 37
| 62
| 7
| 30
| .272
| .378
| .430
| 13
| 1
| 38
| 17
| 2
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 3
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| 120
| 366
| 68
| 116
| 6
| 36
| .317
| .404
| .473
| 21
| 9
| 49
| 29
| 5
| 3
| 35
| 3
| 4
|
| 1996
| COL
| N
| 141
| 568
| 113
| 184
| 8
| 74
| .324
| .393
| .421
| 23
| 4
| 47
| 31
| 21
| 2
| 53
| 1
| 9
|
| 1997
| LA
| N
| 37
| 154
| 28
| 42
| 2
| 16
| .273
| .347
| .364
| 4
| 2
| 14
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 2
|
| 1997
| COL
| N
| 118
| 468
| 78
| 132
| 6
| 45
| .282
| .363
| .408
| 29
| 6
| 57
| 37
| 5
| 8
| 32
| 0
| 16
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| 155
| 622
| 106
| 174
| 8
| 61
| .280
| .359
| .397
| 33
| 8
| 71
| 54
| 9
| 10
| 45
| 1
| 18
|
| 1998
| LA
| N
| 117
| 452
| 78
| 129
| 8
| 43
| .285
| .355
| .396
| 24
| 1
| 45
| 32
| 5
| 9
| 42
| 0
| 4
|
| 1999
| LA
| N
| 119
| 456
| 73
| 128
| 2
| 41
| .281
| .371
| .355
| 24
| 2
| 63
| 26
| 5
| 6
| 51
| 0
| 12
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| 153
| 607
| 98
| 180
| 6
| 47
| .297
| .367
| .399
| 40
| 2
| 63
| 39
| 8
| 7
| 54
| 1
| 12
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 149
| 603
| 98
| 168
| 6
| 42
| .279
| .333
| .393
| 43
| 4
| 42
| 45
| 9
| 15
| 31
| 1
| 15
|
| 2002
| MIL
| N
| 138
| 496
| 57
| 139
| 3
| 28
| .280
| .338
| .369
| 29
| 3
| 39
| 38
| 6
| 8
| 31
| 0
| 14
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| 26
| 71
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 3
| .197
| .293
| .225
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 2003
| MIL
| N
| 109
| 404
| 71
| 105
| 15
| 31
| .260
| .344
| .421
| 18
| 1
| 48
| 34
| 4
| 2
| 25
| 2
| 9
|
| 2003
| TOT
| N
| 135
| 475
| 80
| 119
| 15
| 34
| .251
| .336
| .392
| 20
| 1
| 57
| 44
| 5
| 2
| 28
| 2
| 12
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| 104
| 344
| 55
| 99
| 1
| 27
| .288
| .377
| .381
| 25
| 2
| 43
| 28
| 8
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 9
|
| 2005
| SD
| N
| 56
| 142
| 22
| 39
| 2
| 12
| .275
| .356
| .380
| 9
| 0
| 18
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 4
|
| 2006
| TEX
| A
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .273
| .500
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| 56
| 128
| 19
| 26
| 3
| 13
| .203
| .281
| .313
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 6
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 60
| 138
| 20
| 28
| 3
| 15
| .203
| .280
| .326
| 6
| 1
| 14
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1622
| 5765
| 940
| 1630
| 78
| 514
| .283
| .358
| .390
| 301
| 43
| 616
| 433
| 81
| 79
| 451
| 14
| 125
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 108
| 354
| 56
| 101
| 1
| 29
| .285
| .374
| .384
| 26
| 3
| 44
| 29
| 8
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 1730
| 6119
| 996
| 1731
| 79
| 543
| .283
| .359
| .390
| 327
| 46
| 660
| 462
| 89
| 84
| 465
| 14
| 135
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1992
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 43
| 35
| 311
| 85
| 114
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| LF
| 46
| 39
| 352
| 88
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| 2B
| 79
| 74
| 650.1
| 153
| 228
| 15
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| CF
| 10
| 8
| 66.1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| OF
| 52
| 47
| 418.1
| 101
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| LF
| 60
| 55
| 465.1
| 96
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| OF
| 60
| 55
| 465.1
| 97
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| LF
| 19
| 9
| 98.1
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| OF
| 19
| 9
| 98.1
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| 2B
| 77
| 74
| 617.2
| 165
| 228
| 11
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1996
| COL
| N
| 2B
| 139
| 136
| 1169
| 340
| 431
| 12
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1997
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 37
| 37
| 335.2
| 60
| 80
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1997
| COL
| N
| 2B
| 117
| 114
| 991.2
| 258
| 414
| 15
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 154
| 151
| 1327.1
| 318
| 494
| 18
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1998
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 113
| 112
| 968
| 225
| 304
| 13
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1998
| LA
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 116
| 115
| 974.1
| 216
| 321
| 9
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 150
| 147
| 1284.2
| 314
| 402
| 15
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 147
| 145
| 1244.2
| 263
| 366
| 12
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 2002
| MIL
| N
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 8.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 123
| 120
| 1035.1
| 249
| 323
| 12
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 2002
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 18
| 17
| 148.1
| 34
| 55
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 99
| 96
| 828
| 197
| 250
| 15
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 2003
| MIL
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 117
| 113
| 976.1
| 231
| 305
| 16
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 53
| 46
| 404.2
| 77
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 20
| 17
| 149.2
| 39
| 51
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 47
| 37
| 326.2
| 58
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 9
| 9
| 78
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 23
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| TEX
| A
| SS
| 8
| 2
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 2005
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 14
| 10
| 91
| 25
| 26
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 2005
| SD
| N
| OF
| 25
| 22
| 187.2
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| SD
| N
| CF
| 4
| 3
| 20
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| SD
| N
| LF
| 21
| 19
| 167.2
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| LF
| 36
| 26
| 242.1
| 48
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| OF
| 39
| 26
| 249.1
| 50
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| OF
| 40
| 27
| 258.1
| 54
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| LF
| 37
| 27
| 251.1
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1295
| 1250
| 10813.1
| 2625
| 3599
| 151
| 786
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 231
| 187
| 1668.1
| 356
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 8
| 2
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 27
| 20
| 172.1
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 253
| 207
| 1844.1
| 400
| 13
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 43rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1989 - signed June 15, 1989).
- Selected by Colorado Rockies from Los Angeles Dodgers (11th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 17, 1992).
- Traded by Colorado Rockies to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Pedro Astacio (August 19, 1997).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Ismael Valdez to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Terry Adams, Chad Ricketts and a player to be named later (December 12, 1999); Los Angeles Dodgers received Brian Stephenson (December 16, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 2001).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 17, 2002).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Greg Bruso (August 19, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 6, 2004).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2004).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 9, 2004).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 2005).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (November 22, 2005).
- Released by San Diego Padres (August 1, 2006).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (August 11, 2006).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2006).
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