After reigniting his career with the New York Yankees in 2015, Chris Young has taken an offer from their rivals, the Boston Red Sox.
Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal and CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reported Young agreed to a multiyear contract, pending a physical.
Young had a rough three-year stretch offensively from 2012-14, ranking 82nd out of 97 qualified outfielders (minimum 1,000 at-bats) in FanGraphs' offensive value. He turned things around with the Yankees last season, posting a .972 OPS against left-handed pitching.
Moving forward, Young's best role will be as a platoon outfielder because he did nothing against right-handed pitchers last season to warrant starting against them.