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Verducci: "It's A Young Man's Game"
SI.com's Tom Verducci links two of the year's most-discussed trends: the demand for young players and the demand for good defense, writing that "the renewed emphasis on defense hasn't helped the value of older players." As a result, teams are reluctant to sign older free agents like Frank Thomas and Jim Edmonds. Many of the older players who signed contracts this offseason are struggling; Verducci mentions Edgar Renteria and Orlando Cabrera among others. Of course it's too early in the season to make sweeping generalizations, but Verducci concludes that baseball's "a young man's game."
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The Tigers are playing better because Edwin Jackson finally figured it out. Change of scenery?
Oh, lol. So are some younger players who signed contracts this offseason. So are some younger players with massive upside in general.
Posted by: melonis rex | May 16, 2009 at 10:37 AM
that was directed at the "older players who signed contracts this offseason are struggling" part.
Posted by: melonis rex | May 16, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Now that a majority of players are at least presumably juice-free, the game has reverted to favoring the able-bodied young. There will always be vets who can play--that's how they became vets--but the point behind Verducci's point is that this trend toward youth is a very positive thing for the game. Guys like Andrus of Texas and Sandoval in San Francisco are marketable because they're inherently fun to watch--they are young, hungry players with nothing to lose and every reason to play all nine innings. I, for one, think that the past two years have been very refreshing for the game, at least in terms of the new talent.
Posted by: paulcbarrera | May 16, 2009 at 10:43 AM
It's a young mans game! Would someone please let Jamie Moyer in on this information!
Posted by: RED SOX DYNASTY! | May 17, 2009 at 10:09 AM