San Diego Padres: Why Chris Young’s Return Needs To Be to the Bullpen

The San Diego Padres are four games up on the San Francisco Giants in the National League's Western Division and they're doing it all without second baseman David Eckstein and right-hander Chris Young.

So far, the Padres have been able to stem the tide without Eckstein and have pitched better than most thought without their ace. Just when it looked like they might be without both players until deep into September, they might get both back sooner than anyone thought.

Eckstein is headed to Fort Wayne, IN to play a few rehab games with the Padres' Single-A affiliate. He told Corey Brock of MLB.com that he's not so much worried about how he swings the bat but how his calf holds up going fu...

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