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Here are several players who in the past year or so have put up comparable batting runs above average (or below, as the case may be) to Delmon Young through their age 22 season. We'll cut it off at 350 PAs.
Melky Cabrera, Asdrubal Cabrera, Daric Barton, Blake DeWitt, Adam Jones, Billy Butler, Justin Upton, etc.
The logic laid out above would dictate that you'd trade Morrow for each and every one of these players, right? If not, why not? Given your rule of thumb, what OTHER information would you use to pick and choose from amongst this group?
Personally, I might have Delmon Young rated below all of the above, perhaps excluding deWitt and MAYBE Butler.
The 'rule' can't be applied dogmatically, and if it isn't, then you've got to examine exactly what kind of player Young really is. Once you've done that, I really don't see why you'd contemplate trading Morrow for him.