Contract Extension Expected for Padres SP Chris Young

First I heard John Kentera on the Padres' post-game radio show saying San Diego had a press conference scheduled for 10:30am PT on Tuesday. Kentera speculated that the Padres could be announcing the news that they've extended pitcher Chris Young who has been fantastic since arriving in a trade with Texas prior to the '06 season. Corey Brock from the Padres official site also believes the press conference has been scheduled to announce an extension for Chris Young. Same thing with Ken Rosenthal on Foxsports.com.

On Tuesday, the Padres are expected to give the 6-foot-10 right-hander a four-year contract with a club option for the 2011 season, according to multiple sources

This is tremendous news for Padre fans; they've now locked up Adrian Gonzalez for four years, and it looks like they'll be locking up Young as well. Additionally, GM Kevin Towers has been talking extension with center fielder Mike Cameron. On a related note, Towers' trade with Texas in which he acquired Gonzalez, Young, and Terrmel Sledge for Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka looks like one of the more one-sided trades of recent memory.

Oh yeah, Young also threw seven scoreless innings on Monday night, grabbing his first win of the year, lowering his season ERA to 2.13. The 6'10" right hander was also an impressive 11-5 with a 3.46 ERA in '06.

UPDATE: It's a four year extension with a club option for a 5th year. $14.5 million is guaranteed, the 5th year is an $8.5 million option.

Previously at FanHouse:
Mike Cameron Could Be a Padres for a Long Time
Adrian Gonzalez Will Be a Padres Through 2010