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Originally Posted by aslanking
It is pretty much every starting pitcher that was a stud - they drop off tremendously by age 35 and i don't really see any pitchers over the age of 35 with more than 2 stars - but i will try the filter - i think that makes sense.
I hate tinkering with the talent/aging sliders as i don't want to taint the league - i generally like the stat results as a whole across the board (lg batting average of 255 era of 4.00).......it's just seeing these star pitchers become wash-ups well before their time that concerns me.
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By any number of measurements pitchers do drop off by age 35. Even with the data I gave you earlier. It actually shows that the high inning 35+ pitchers are just inning eaters not really that good. If you look at all pitchers by WAR ERA+ and FIP you don't see more than 1 or 2 35+ guys and not in every category. You do see the 24-30 group in all categories which matches what our eyes see on the field. See below for FIP, you'll have to take my word that the others are similar or check for yourself.
Keep in mind that SP over 35 make up only 13/44 pitchers in MLB in that category. You might want to look at the total number of pitchers you have at 35+.
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