In 2005, Young was a pretty terrific player, even with the poor defense. He hit .331/.385/.513 in 732 plate appearances, combining quantity with quality to post a 2.50 WPA/LI. Even knocking 10 to 15 runs off his total for his lack of range, he was still an all-star quality player, because the bat was that good.Thats the player hes still remembered as - an offensive force at a premium position. It hasnt been true for three years, however.* * *Michael Youngs current skillset makes him worth about one win above a replacement level shortstop, the kind you could get floating around on waivers. One win. The Rangers are going to pay him $16 million for that one win, and hope like crazy that the decline doesnt continue at its current rate.Meanwhile, most of baseball just continues to believe that Young is a premium player, the kind of guy winning teams are built around. Its just not true - hes not even league average at this point in his career.Dont believe the hype. Michael Young just isnt very good.http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/michael-youngs-value/