 Young signed a highly incentivized one @-@ year deal with the Seattle Mariners on March 27 , 2014 . Young was scheduled to debut as a starter for the Mariners on April 4 . However , the Oakland Coliseum had its first rainout since 1998 . As a result , after 159 Major League starts and 102 Minor League starts , Young made his first appearance as a relief pitcher ( other than the 2007 All @-@ Star Game ) and he pitched two shutout innings on April 6 against the Oakland A 's later in that series . He made his first Major League start since September 9 , 2012 on April 13 against Oakland . He posted six scoreless innings , while scattering 4 hits and 3 walks . By early June , Young was in the conversation for Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award , with a 5 – 2 start and 3 @.@ 27 ERA , according to MLB.com 's Adam Lewis . In helping to stabilize a rotation battered by injuries and ineffectual fifth starters , Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon was unabashed in his praise of the right @-@ hander at the time , calling him a " godsend . " Young finished the season with a 12 – 9 record and a 3 @.@ 65 ERA in 29 starts . His 7 @.@ 8 hits per nine innings was the sixth in the AL . Following the season , Young was recognized with the Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award , The Sporting News American League Comeback Player of the Year Award , and Players Choice Comeback Player of the Year Award . At the conclusion of the season , Young became a free agent . 
