Michael Young Doesn't Want to be Traded to Giants. So There.

Texas Rangers third baseman and World Series non-winner Michael Young has been going through a tale of two off-seasons.

Young was a good soldier when the Rangers dealt for Adrian Beltre, willing to slide over to DH to accommodate Beltre. Then, after an apparent night out with his best friends eating a gallon of ice cream and listening to I Will Survive decided that he was hurt and wanted out of Texas.

So trade talks started swirling, as trade talks do. The National League West was mentioned, but Young said, emphatically, and while wearing an "Giants Suck" t-shirt, that he wants to go to any team in the division but the Giants. Ouch.

Of course, his official list included some non-NL West teams (Angels, Twins, Yankees and Cardinals). Also, technically it wasn't every other team in the division because didn't list the Diamondbacks. But that could be because the Diamondbacks are not a baseball team but a showroom provider for a local pool dealer. So maybe he didn't actually mention specifically that he didn't want to go to the Giants while he was throwing darts at a Giants World Series banner, but he might as well have, being from Southern California the way he is and all.

Do we care? Kinda. Young is a talented and versatile infielder who can play all positions, and is a good enough hitter to have contended for batting titles. He is exactly the kind of guy who would look good in a Giants uniform on the left side of the infield, which is iffy defensively right now. A great fit in San Francisco. A trade would be a no-brainer if we could wrap up Aaron Rowand, the $24 million dollars we owe him, send them to the Rangers, and get Young in return. It would be worth it to see if the Rangers ever got that desparate. Maybe in time it will happen. Like jet packs.