Young, 32, told FOXSports.com on Sunday night that he has asked for a trade and given the Rangers a small list of teams for which he would waive his no-trade clause.
There's almost certainly not a player living off of the past as much as Young (okay, maybe this guy). It's not enough that Young is a terrible fielder but also that his bat is in a steady decline. That just so happens to be the one thing that made him somewhat valuable. Here's a look at his WARs since 2005:
| Year | BAT | FLD | WAR |
| 2005 | 30.3 | -27.1 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | 10.1 | -3.7 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | 7 | -10.1 | 2.6 |
| 2008 | -9.7 | -3.9 | 1.7 |
That's not a good trend to have. Further, his contract is awful -- through 2013 with 16 annually. So yeah, he won a Gold Glove, and he's probably an All-Star until the Rangers (or whomever) take him out back, but he's not worth the time.
Edit: also see Tommy's comment, apparently something's up.