Young (4-0) shut the Cardinals out over six innings Friday, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out two in a 5-0 win.

Young may be the surprise of the season, as Friday's performance lowered his ERA to an incredible 0.78. He's still not striking many guys out, and that's sure to come back to bite him in the long run, but Young's seemingly secured a starting role for the defending AL champs. The next time Young takes the mound will be against the struggling Yankees on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

Young tossed 5.2 innings of one run ball on Friday to earn the win against the Yankees.

Young gave up just four hits while walking two and striking out two. He earned his third win of the season and still holds a perfect record at 3-0 over just three starts. Young holds a ridiculous ERA of 0.94 and a WHIP of 0.63. He'll look to stay perfect at home against the Reds next week.

Young turned in a quality start against the Tigers on Sunday, striking out three and allowing just three hits over six scoreless innings. He did not factor into the decision.

The 35-year-old has been great this season between the bullpen and the starting rotation, and now owns a 0.78 ERA and a 0.52 WHIP through 23 innings. Young will continue to start for as long as Jason Vargas is sidelined, with his next turn scheduled for Friday against the Yankees.

Young will get the start Sunday night against the Tigers, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

With Jason Vargas (elbow) headed to the DL, Young will slot into the rotation to make his second start of the season. In his first start, also against Detroit (May 1), Vargas did not allow a hit while striking out nine and walking three over 5.0 innings. With Vargas potentially slated to miss extended time, Young could remain in the rotation for multiple starts, but if he's ineffective he'll head back to the bullpen in short order.

Young will presumably slot into the Royals' rotation with Jason Vargas landing on the DL Friday, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports.

He will likely start Sunday's game in Detroit, and could stay in the rotation for a while as Vargas was diagnosed with a flexor strain, which can often lead to Tommy John surgery. Young's numbers look impressive this year, but he was perhaps the worst starter in baseball in the second half last year with the Mariners, so there is plenty of potential for this to blow up. Owners looking for cheap starting pitching should proceed with caution.

Young made the most of a spot start, tossing five no-hit innings and striking out nine in the Royals 4-1 win over Detroit Friday night.

Stepping in for the suspended Edinson Volquez, Young continued his success against the Tigers (he has a career 1.67 ERA against Detroit) as he and the Royals bullpen kept the Tigers hitless until the eighth inning. He has fared well in the bullpen and is likely to return there when Volquez returns for his next scheduled start.

Young could get the start Friday against the Tigers, Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star reports.

Young has only appeared out of the bullpen this season, working to a 2.08 ERA in 8.2 innings, but the Royals will need a starter to fill in for the suspended Edison Volquez. Manager Ned Yost has yet to make an official announcement for Friday's contest, so Young may still be used out of the bullpen this week if he's needed there.

Young will not have a spot in the Royals' rotation to begin the 2015 season, the Kansas City Star reports.

Young took the hill in favor of Jeremy Guthrie in a recent spring game, but it seems as if that decision was not performance-related. Guthrie will be the fifth starter to open the year, delegating Young to a long relief role and greatly damaging any prospective fantasy value. If the injury bug bites the Royals' rotation, however, Young would likely be one of the first options considered for a spot start.

Young will start for the Royals in Friday's spring game, the Kansas City Star reports.

Young will take the hill against the Padres, but what's noteworthy here is that he'll get the start that matches up with Jeremy Guthrie's turn in the rotation. Meanwhile, Guthrie will start a minor-league game earlier in the day. Young, who gave up just one earned run over two innings of work Monday, is expected to serve in long relief in 2015 for the Royals. However, a few spring showings that exceed expectations may force manager Ned Yost to reconsider.

Young has agreed to a one-year major league deal with the Royals, according to the Royal's Twitter account.

Young, the 2014 Comeback Player of the Year, went 12-9 with a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts last season with the Mariners. In a corresponding move, the Royals have placed Kris Medlen on the 60-Day DL.

Young is planning to sign with a team by the end of this week, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports.

Young remains unsigned despite posting a 3.65 ERA in 30 games (29 starts) with the Mariners last season, but it appears he will not be without a team much longer. Expect another update on his status when he announces where he will pitch in 2015.

Young has been moved to the bullpen and will not start Thursday's game, MLB.com's Greg Johns reports.

The Mariners have yet to name a starter for Thursday's contest, and after Young surrendered seven earned runs in three innings in his last outing, the Mariners won't ask much more of him in 2014. A 3.65 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP is better than even the most optimistic fantasy owner would have expected from Young this season, and he should have no problem finding a big-league rotation spot in 2015.

Young only went three innings, allowing eight hits, a walk, and seven runs to go with three strikeouts in Saturday's loss to the Astros.

Young also threw two wild pitches in his three-plus innings. It was an uncharacteristically poor performance for Young, who hasn't earned a win since August 17. Young's next start will be at Toronto on Thursday.

Young allowed two runs on two solo homers against the A's on Sunday, giving up four hits and two walks against five strikeouts over six-plus innings.

The Mariners were shut out by Jon Lester and company on Sunday, so Young was stuck with the loss. But the extra days of rest that Young received after his previous start did not hurt his performance.

Young will make his next start Sunday against the Mariners, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Young was bumped back from his scheduled turn Friday as the Mariners re-jiggered their rotation for the final 17 games. In moving James Paxton and Felix Hernandez up a day from Friday and Saturday, respectively, the Mariners will have their ace Hernandez scheduled to pitch for the last game of the season, when the team's postseason hopes could be on the line.

Young will have his originally scheduled start for Friday against the Athletics skipped, MLB.com's Greg Johns reports.

Young's rotation spot was in serious question heading into his start over the past weekend against the Rangers, but after he tossed five innings of two-run ball (zero earned) with six strikeouts, he was thought to have given himself more job security. The Mariners will instead move both James Paxton and Felix Hernandez up a day, leaving Sunday's starter to be announced for the time being. Young could still be called upon to fill the void, but so too could all of Roenis Elias, Taijuan Walker and Erasmo Ramirez.

Young allowed four hits and two runs- both unearned- while striking out six and walking three in five innings against the Rangers on Saturday.

Young bounced back from Monday's disastrous start, where he gave up five runs in two-thirds of an inning, to pitch five solid innings Saturday. Originally from Dallas, Young has yet to beat Texas in three career starts. He'll look to have another quality start when he takes the mound on Friday against Oakland.

Young will remain in the rotation and make his scheduled start Saturday against the Rangers, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Manager Lloyd McClendon was satisfied with where Young was at on the health front after he assessed his condition following Wednesday's bullpen session, so the right-hander will take the ball despite discouraging results in his most recent turn. However, with a 4.74 FIP and an anemic 5.6 K/9 rate, there's plenty of information to suggest that Young's been pitching over his head this season, and it may not be long before he loses his job for performance-based reasons.

Young isn't guaranteed to start Saturday against the Rangers, MLB.com's Greg Johns reports.

With a 3.46 ERA over 27 games (26 starts) despite a less-than-impressive arsenal, Young had been defying the skeptics all season until his most recent start, when he was roasted for five runs by the Athletics in just 0.2 innings. Young threw a bullpen session Tuesday just to allow manager Lloyd McClendon to gauge if the lanky right-hander is healthy, but a decision for the Saturday start has yet to be made. If McClendon noticed something he didn't like with Young's side session, Taijuan Walker would loom as the natural replacement to assume the rotation spot.

Young was hammered Monday against the Athletics as he allowed five runs, four hits and two walks while recording only two outs.

Young had his start pushed back to Monday and it's not a good sign that the rest didn't help him any. He's been a very solid starting option for the Mariners this season, but it's possible he is wearing down as he didn't pitch at all in the majors last season.