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Starting Pitchers 35 Or Older

At any given moment, there are 150 Major League rotation spots, give or take. Injuries and unconventional alignments lead to fluctuations in the number of spots, but we’re essentially dealing with five per team. Each one of those spots is highly coveted, because starters pitch more innings and generally earn more money, whether through arbitration or free agency. 18 of the pitchers in projected rotations around MLB are at least 35 years of age or will turn 35 at some point in 2012. Here’s the complete list, sorted by age:

• Jake Westbrook (35 in September)
• Ryan Vogelsong (35 in July)
• Bruce Chen (35 in June) 
• Roy Halladay (35 in May)
• Ryan Dempster (35 in May)
• Bronson Arroyo (35)
• Freddy Garcia (36 in October)
• Randy Wolf (36 in August)
• Carl Pavano (36)
• Ted Lilly (36)
• Tim Hudson (turns 37 in July) 
• Chris Carpenter (37 in April)
• Livan Hernandez (37)
• Hiroki Kuroda (37)
• Kevin Millwood (38 in December) 
• R.A. Dickey (38 in October)
• Derek Lowe (39 in June)
• Bartolo Colon (39 in May)

Projected rosters via MLBDepthCharts.com.

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