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River Ave. Blues ยป Production from aging players a Yankee advantage

Production from aging players a Yankee advantage

October 14, 2009 by Joe Pawlikowski 58 Comments

Should the Yankees tweak their roster for the ALCS?
ALCS Preview: The Infields

In the course of my work for this site, I read a lot about baseball. A lot. Reading a wide swath of material sparks ideas for posts, but sometimes I find an article that says it all. I wish I’d come up with the topic myself, and consider writing a full-on post about it, but the original author made the point so completely and so perfectly that there’s no point. B-R founder Sean Forman has a post up on the NY Times Bats blog about the Yankees and their age-defying team. Please, just read it. I will, however, provide a quote or two to demonstrate the awesomeness of the post:

“Andy Pettite* was the only pitcher this year over the age of 34 to throw 190 innings of above average baseball.”

* Forman’s spelling error, not mine.

His conclusion is also on the money:

Taken together, no team before the Yankees has had four players aged 35 or older hit for an OPS+ of more than 120. Only three teams, (the 1999 Orioles, the 1998 Padres, and the 1994 Tigers) have had three each. The conventional sabermetric wisdom is that betting on so many older players to perform at a high level is almost certain to lead to disappointing results, but the Yankees have made it work and none of their veterans show any signs of slowing down any time soon.

If I could reproduce the entire thing here, I would. But since I can’t, just go read the post.

Should the Yankees tweak their roster for the ALCS?
ALCS Preview: The Infields

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