When Curt Young took over as the A's pitching coach before the 2004 season, he inherited a staff that featured All-Star starters Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder and Barry Zito, one of the top prospects in the game in Rich Harden, and an accomplished and veteran bullpen.
The staff that Young, 48, is guiding to the finish line in 2008 is the polar opposite. The starting rotation is as green as Oakland's batting-practice jerseys, and with the exception of Alan Embree, Keith Foulke and Huston Street, the bullpen is similarly inexperienced
Young insists his job these days is no more difficult now than it was when he took over, though, noting that the ultimate goal remains very much the same.
"It's not harder. It's just different," Young said Monday before the opener of a three-game series against the host Tigers at Comerica Park. "You're always trying to teach and help guys learn. Whether you're dealing with veterans or young guys, whether you're coaching in the big leagues or in [Class A] ball, you're trying to accomplish the same things."
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