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Winter Meetings interview with Ned Yost

Q. Can you talk about what Chris Young meant to the team?

NED YOST: Oh, man, he meant -- his contributions to our club last year were invaluable, what he did, the roles that he filled as a starter, the roles that he filled in the bullpen.

But I think most importantly was the leadership that he brought inside that clubhouse with his attitude, with his competitiveness, with his professionalism.

You know, out players absolutely loved him. They learned a lot by watching him compete. And by competing, I mean, you know, he had never been a reliever before last year, and we said, we're going to put you in the bullpen, do you think you can handle that.