Alex Young

Alex Young

30-Year-Old PitcherRP
Cincinnati Reds
15-Day IL
Injury Back
Est. Return 5/27/2024
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Alex Young in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
RANKSFrom Preseason
$Signed a one-year, $1.16 million contract with the Reds in January of 2024.
Sidelined until late May
PCincinnati Reds
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April 10, 2024
Reds manager David Bell said Wednesday that he anticipates Young (back) being sidelined until late May, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Young is dealing with a low back disc degeneration, an injury he came into spring training with. He then suffered a setback with the injury in mid-March. It's unclear whether the left-hander has begun a throwing program yet. Young will occupy a lefty relief role for the Reds once he's ready.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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-22%
BAA vs RHP
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-17%
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-32%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .293 172 40 19 44 8 1 3
Since 2022vs Right .228 180 31 12 38 8 1 7
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left .272 118 28 13 28 5 0 3
2023vs Right .225 118 22 7 25 3 1 7
2022vs Left .340 54 12 6 16 3 1 0
2022vs Right .232 62 9 5 13 5 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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-4%
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Even Split
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-21%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.29 1.39 41.0 4 0 0 7.5 3.5 1.1
Since 2022Away 3.43 1.42 39.1 1 3 1 8.5 3.4 1.1
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 3.86 1.43 28.0 4 0 0 7.7 3.5 1.6
2023Away 3.86 1.29 25.2 0 2 1 9.1 3.2 1.8
2022Home 2.08 1.31 13.0 0 0 0 6.9 3.5 0.0
2022Away 2.63 1.68 13.2 1 1 0 7.2 4.0 0.0
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
After failing to secure a starting role in summer camp, Young began the season in the Diamondbacks' bullpen. The lefty was pitching well early on, allowing just three earned runs in his first nine innings of 2020, and eventually the team decided to give Young another look as a starter with the likes of Madison Bumgarner, Robbie Ray and Luke Weaver failing to get the job done in the rotation. Young was not terrible as a starter outside of a six-run blowup against the Angels on Sept. 17. His swinging-strike and chase rates portend a better K%, but to date the strikeouts have yet to manifest at the big-league level. Righties teed off on Young last season, and until he shows more of a strikeout punch, the risk will outweigh the reward in the vast majority of matchups.
Young began the season in a long-relief role at Triple-A Reno before transitioning to the rotation, and while he didn't turn any heads there, injuries to Arizona's rotation ultimately paved the way for the lefty to make his major-league debut in June. He held his own across 15 starts and a pair of relief appearances following his promotion, compiling a 3.56 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 83.1 innings. While Young's numbers look solid on the surface, things aren't as rosy if you dig a little deeper. His 7.7 BB% was good but not great, while his strikeout (20.3%) and home-run rates (1.5 HR/9) left something to be desired. He had that HR/9 despite a groundball rate pushing 50%. On account of those peripherals, the estimators say the southpaw is a candidate to regress in his sophomore season, but Young should be in the running for a rotation spot and he's at least on the streaming radar.
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Moves to injured list
PCincinnati Reds
Back
March 27, 2024
The Reds placed Young on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with low back disc degeneration.
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Headed to IL after setback
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March 15, 2024
Young will begin the season on the injured list after having a setback with his back injury, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Hit hard in spring debut
PCincinnati Reds
March 13, 2024
Young (back) failed to retire any of the seven batters he faced and was charged with six runs (five earned) on four hits and two walks during his relief appearance in Tuesday's 14-1 loss to the White Sox.
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Sidelined through weekend
PCincinnati Reds
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February 16, 2024
Young (back) is expected to be sidelined for a few days, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
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Nursing back issue
PCincinnati Reds
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February 15, 2024
Young is set to be evaluated after feeling back tightness during a throwing session Wednesday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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