OAKLAND, Calif.
Chris Young opened the first week of March stuck in his home near San Diego, throwing bullpen sessions at a local high school, waiting to make a decision about his future. He was the American League’s Comeback Player of the Year in 2014. Still, about a month before the start of the 2015 season, he was sifting through non-roster invites, wondering if a major-league offer would ever surface.
That same week, Royals general manager Dayton Moore experienced an epiphany one morning. He tasked assistant general manager Scott Sharp with a mission: Go sign Chris Young.