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Starting Pitchers 35 Or Older

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | March 22, 2012 at 11:24am CDT

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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  1. WonderboyRooney10

    11 years ago

    Andy Pettitte is a starting pitcher!!!!

    Reply
    • PhreshPhillies

      11 years ago

      Pettitte is only 5 years old in dog years…

      Reply
      • stl_cards16

        11 years ago

        You’re doing it backwards…….

        Reply
    • Mr. Furious

      11 years ago

      He’s probably not on the list because he signed a minor league deal, and thus is not (yet) on the 40-man.

      Reply
  2. Chris Bosh

    11 years ago

    Vogelsong and Chen, both at 34, just entered into their prime last year. Dickey entered into his prime at 35.

    Reply
    • diesel2410

      11 years ago

      Their “prime” is not one lucky season

      Reply
  3. Lastings

    11 years ago

    Correction: Livan Hernandez (43)

    Reply
  4. makarov123

    11 years ago

    Here’s hoping Jamie Moyer returns to the majors and destroys this list at the spry age of 49.

    Reply
  5. pmc765

    11 years ago

    This is a disproporionately National League list. 6 of 18 are on AL rosters. 2 of the 6, Lowe and Kuroda, signed in the off season after multiple NL seasons. None pitched his whole career in the AL: Garcia comes the closest. Many are clinging to the edge of the cliff in the NL, no longer good enough for the AL (Westbrook, Lilly, Arroyo, Millwood, Dickey).

    Obviously Doc, Hudson and Carpenter (when healthy) can pitch anywhere. But the NL is where old AL pitchers go to hang on.

    Reply
    • mikefichera

      11 years ago

      You are so wrong about Dickey.

      Reply
  6. Dave Pierce

    11 years ago

    Once he comes off the DL, AJ Burnett should be on this list. Age 35 right now.

    Reply
  7. jammin502

    11 years ago

    Roger Clemens not making a comeback this year?

    Reply
  8. brian

    11 years ago

    I remember when these guys were rookies.

    I’m so old.

    Reply
  9. bobbybaseball

    11 years ago

    What is the point of this post? Is the author suggesting that since these guys are 35 (or turning 35) they are more prone to be injured or perform poorly? Why was 35 chosen?

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