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This guy Cates came up as an 18 yr old with 20-18-18 ratings. I tried to get him by trade with no luck and waited 6 yrs for him to go FA, but lost a bidding war with the Dodgers ($35M per). For some reason I can't fathom, after 4 yrs with LA, at age 28 - arguably in his prime, still with 20-18-18 stuff- he settles for something like $15M as an extension, and I got him in a trade for 4 players. He pitched 13 yrs for my team, went 30-1 in one season and never won less than 20 in any year. Never spent any time on the DL either! I let him go at age 42 even though he was still a 4-star rating at 11-15-17. He signed for $16M per yr for his last 3 seasons and still won an extra 40+ games before hanging them up. Got to be the best all-time iOOTP starter - I would love to know if anyone has seen or had a guy with better stats.
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