MLB Players Who Could Play Past Forty Years Old

Rich Hill

Rich Hill is having a great season at the perfect time in a very thin pitching market. He could easily become the most sought after pitcher on the market, especially now that Stephen Strasburg has been locked up to long term deal earlier this season. Before the next season will begin, Hill will turn thirty-seven. Despite that, he is anticipated to receive somewhere in the neighborhood of a four year deal.

That deal will no doubt be a lucrative one for Hill. With the bloated free agent prices, Hill will more than likely receive a very large contract. He will likely be kept around because of it, no matter how he preforms. Not to say that he doesn’t have enough talent to stick around that long, but rather that a lucrative contract will certainly keep him around longer than he would be if he was just another veteran arm signed for depth.

Hill has had an interesting up and down career. It will be interesting to watch how much longer it goes on and just how long teams are willing to sign him. Considering his injury history, Hill may be a gamble. Yet, with a thin free agent market for starting pitching, Hill could get that four year deal that will keep him around for a while.