Jason Young


‧ Position: Pitcher.

‧ Height: 6-foot-5.

‧ Weight: 214 pounds.

‧ Bats: Right.

‧ Throws: Right.

‧ Age: 24.

‧ Acquired: A second-round draft pick from Stanford University in June 2000.

‧ Status: A long shot for one of four open spots in the rotation.

‧ Career highlights: Made his major league debut for the Rockies on May 12,
                      2003 . . . Ranked 12th in the Class AAA Pacific Coast
                      League last season with a 3.95 earned-run average,
                      including a 3.61 ERA at Sky Sox Stadium in Colorado
                      Springs . . . Chosen to the Class AA Southern League
                      midseason All-Star team while with Carolina in 2002.

‧ Personal: A consensus All-American as a sophomore at Stanford, where he
             set a school record with 178 strikeouts in one season . . .
             Compiled a 21-5 record in three seasons at Stanford . . . Was a
             high school All-America selection his senior year at Berkeley
             (Calif.) High School.

‧ Who had the biggest impact on your career?
             "I have had the opportunity to work with (Rockies minor league
              pitching coach) Bob McClure the last three years. He has helped
              me quite a bit. He has so much knowledge about the game. He is
              a guy who has always found a way to help me. I can ask him
              about anything, and he's there."