Young no future upgrade for Rockies

Fans like him, management would not deal him for help this season.

Who?

Triple A second sacker Eric Young Jr.

Young has played well and is a prospect to be a big league player but he's hardly one to get overly excited about when you consider he has flaws.

First, Young's positives:

Strong strike zone judgment with 52 walks, 68 strikeouts.

Has only grounded into one double play.

55 steals and a success rate of over 80 percent.

Now for the negative:

Young is hitting but .304, which for anyone who knows about the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, realizes that is not an average that predicts hitting success at the major league level. Really, anything under .330 - .340 means a player will be an average hitter. The prediction here is that Young will be a .270 hitter, maybe .280 with his speed in the big leagues and worse if not for playing for the Rockies.

Analysis: Young can be a nice addition to Colorado but he's more of a utility player than rock-solid starter and honestly, no better than Clint Barmes, who offers more power and better defense.