Part of the stagnant MLB free agent market wasn’t so much how much money were Manny Machado and Bryce Harper going to earn, but would some of the older available players be signed? Here are some of the players on short-term deals currently proving their worth.
There are only so many things we can control in this life and unfortunately, age is not one of them.
Age has become more and more definitive in contract negotiations because executives are looking more towards their younger and up and coming players rather than players that eclipse the 30-year mark and on the back half of their careers.
However, some MLB players who agreed to short term contracts this offseason are doing everything to prove they still have talent and still worth a spot on major league rosters.
I have scoured the statistics and looked for some of the best hitters and pitchers that are 30-years-old, or older, that have shown that they can still play despite the age factor.