where have you gone …

He originally signed with Atlanta out of New Mexico in 2004 and had spent his entire career in the Braves’ organization, including parts of four seasons with the Mississippi Braves. Now, alas, Matt Young has moved on. The 5-foot-8 outfielder, who deserves a spot on the all-time M-Braves club, signed with Detroit as a minor league free agent. Young got into 20 big league games this past season but spent most of the last two years at Triple-A Gwinnett. He helped the M-Braves win the 2008 Southern League championship and batted .289 with 42 stolen bases for the Double-A club in ’09, his last season in Pearl. He is currently playing for Navojoa in the Mexican Pacific League. Young has major league speed, and he plays as hard as anyone. It’s unlikely he’ll ever be a big league regular, but perhaps he’ll have a better shot at making the Tigers as a utility outfielder than he had in Atlanta.