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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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Doesn't that suggest you have some league setup issues? I have 30-50 different leagues played since v2006 and have never seen that level of negative development. Not for one minute am I suggesting that player development is perfect, or even as good as it should be, but If I had similar issues, I'd look at the structure and the setup of the league I'm playing.
Why don't you post the league set up?