Chris Young delivered a strong offensive performance on Friday, reaching base all four times in a losing effort against the Giants.

Young finished the night 2-for-2 with a double, run scored, stolen base and a pair of walks. One of the most underrated acquisitions of the offseason, Young is hitting .255/.359/.418 with two homers, 9 RBI and two steals this spring. As long as he gets enough playing time to rack up 500 at-bats, he's a good bet to go 20/20, and is certainly worth the gamble late in drafts despite his batting average risk.

Chris Young (quad) had a nice day at the dish in his return to the Athletics lineup on Friday, going 2-for-3 with a run scored in a losing effort against the Giants.

Young had been out of the lineup since tweaking his quad on Sunday, but didn't miss a beat upon his return. He's expected to split his time between all three outfield positions and the DH spot in 2013, but provided he remains healthy should be in line for 500 or more at bats. While he's a huge liability in batting average, his 20/20 potential is well worth the gamble late in drafts.

Chris Young (quad) is back in the Athletics' lineup Friday.

Young had been sidelined since tweaking his quad on Sunday. The ailment was never considered to be a big deal, though, as the A's were just playing it safe early on in camp. Young is slated to see time all over the outfield and in he DH slot for the A's this season.

Chris Young (quad) is out of the A's lineup again for Thursday's Cactus League game against the Cubs.

Young is nursing a sore quad and is still considered day-to-day. The A's are just being careful here in February.

Chris Young (quad) remained out of the Athletics' lineup Wednesday against the Padres.

Young was expected to be available, but the A's are still being cautious with him. "We just want to make sure he's 100 percent when he comes back," manager Bob Melvin said. "We'll get there."

Chris Young (quad) is expected to return to game action by Wednesday.

Young left Sunday's game against the Angels with a cramp in his quad. He said Monday that he was fine, but the A's will hold him out for a couple days as a precaution.

Chris Young left Sunday's game against the Angels with a quad "cramp."

Athletics acquired OF Chris Young from the Diamondbacks for INFs Cliff Pennington and Yordy Cabrera.

Chris Young (quad) is likely to be limited to pinch-hitting over the final three games.

Young hasn't started a game since aggravating his right quad injury back on September 7. A.J. Pollock is getting the start in center for the D'Backs Monday.

Chris Young (quad) struck out as a pinch-hitter in Sunday afternoon's 7-2 loss to the Cubs.

Young has been in and out of action over the past week-plus due to a strained right quad. The center fielder is batting just .229/.310/.433 with three games to play.

Chris Young returned to action on Sunday September 30.

Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson hasn't ruled out the possibility that Chris Young (quad) will return to the lineup before the end of the season.

Young hasn't started a game since aggravating his quad injury on September 18, but he had a pinch-hit two-run single on Thursday. "I think he wants to play, he ran again today," said Gibson. "But we don't want to get into the same thing that happened last time, that's just foolish, there's no reason to do it."

Pinch-hitter Chris Young delivered a two-run single Thursday in his first at-bat in 12 days.

Young is still bothered by a strained right quad. It hasn't been ruled out, but it doesn't seem likely that he'll start another game this season.

Chris Young (quad) did some light running in the outfield grass before Saturday's game.

"I didn't run 100 percent, but I think they wanted to make sure I'd be able to pinch-hit and run down to first base," Young said. "I think I'm OK for that." Young aggravated his right quad injury last Tuesday, and it doesn't sound like he'll be starting any more games this season.

Chris Young returned to action on Thursday September 20.

Chris Young left Tuesday's game after aggravating his right quad injury.

Young hurt himself while making a nice running catch to retire the first batter of the game. The Diamondbacks should update his status before long, but there would seem to be a good chance that he'll be shut down for the season.

Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said Chris Young (quad) is tentatively in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

Young, out since September 3 with a strained right quad, will have to pass a pre-game running test first. If he plays, Adam Eaton will slide over to left field.

Chris Young (quad) expects to return to the Diamondbacks' lineup Tuesday.

Chris Young (quad) was avaliable as a pinch-hitter Friday.

Young missed three games with a quad injury and told reporters Friday he wasn't close to returning, so his availability comes as a surprise. The Diamondbacks are listing him as day-to-day, and he may not return to the lineup this weekend.

Chris Young returned to action on Friday September 7.