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Originally Posted by ovccsteve
Dontrelle Willis--Overworked his arm. Pitcher. Somewhat good comp but I was talking about hitters.
Todd Hollandsworth--One fluke year and still played into his 30's.
Jason Jennings--Pitcher, threw over 200 inning at 27
Scott Williamson-Pitcher, still playing into his 30's
Angel Berroa--One fluke season, still played until 30
Ben Grieve--That's one hitter comp
Marty Cordova--25-yr-old rookie, played into his 30's
Bob Hamelin 26-yr-old rookie, never even got 400 ab in that season
Pat Listach--One fluke season. Never got 400 ab after rookie year.
One comp. Thing is, he's the exception that proves the rule. In the real world, players who establish themselves as stars before 24 stay stars unless something drastic happens (drugs, injury). Bill James established the truth twenty years ago and it hasn't been refuted. It's why Grieve is such a headscratcher. And he's probably pretty much alone in the last ten years at least. And in my game I had six playing on the same team.
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Yeah, those guys that played into their 30's played a ton too.
You told people to find examples, people did. It happens. If you don't like the game, don't play it. It's the closest thing to real life I can find.