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altoqueso
06/09
if i don't cherry pick, how else can i keep folks entertained with Julio Franco references? he was the GOAT!
rbedwell
06/09
The number I posted before didn't count starting players 34+ who were out of the lineup due to injury.
rbedwell
06/09
A more accurate number is 23 MLB starting players 34+. There are an additional 15 players who are 33, so 38 of 270 are 33 or older. The number drops to 15 of 35+. Anyway, the point is, most players a...
rbedwell
06/09
alto, you're cherry-picking. Those guys were stars with immense talent, so their drop-offs still left them in the MLB range of talent.
rbedwell
06/09
But how many of those are pitchers?
SpC1165
06/08
AI search, there are 107 active players 33 or older now, 12% of the league. Not sure how accurate but seems about right. Equals 3.12 per team
altoqueso
06/08
that number (33) is surprising. in the 80's and 90's i believe that number would be double. Winfield played til he was 43. Ricky Henderson was 44 and Julio Franco was 48. in today's ga...
rbedwell
06/08
Is it that much different in MLB,
rbedwell
06/08
though? According to FanGraphs, there were 17 players older than 33 in Opening Day starting MLB lineup this season (out of 270 total starting players). So there aren't many that survive to that a...