Chris Young (OF, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS:  Chris Young seems to have found life in New York. He has become one of the top sluggers for the Yankees in this young season (no pun intended), as the 31-year-old is on fire whenever he plays.

In 59 at bats, Young has five homers, 11 RBI, a .305 BA and .644 SLG. As of May 1st, Young has played in seven of the last nine games for the Yanks which makes him nearly an every day player. He’s been given a chance to win a starting position and he’s capitalizing.

The question is whether or not it will last. Over the course of a full season, the outfielder has never had a better than a .257 BA, which was his lone all-star season with the Arizona Dbacks in 2010. He is too prone to whiffing to keep his BA higher than .270 for a prolonged period of time. In 2010 He had 27 HR, 91 RBI and 28 SB, but since then his stats have dramatically decreased. It’s always a risky move picking up Young, but for the short term it’s worth it if you have an injury depleted outfield.