MLB Rank . Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header. Fans can at least look forward to watching Hayes on an everyday basis. The Phillies have not drafted and developed an All-Star position player since Dominic Brown (true story). Andrew Miller and Justin Turner are the other notables in this age group. Learn more about how Statista can support your business. (25) 02.08.21, Austria, 18 years old The extremely fun Shohei Ohtani has been slowed by Tommy John surgery. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | Torres has been error-prone at shortstop early in his MLB career, though he's yet to play a full 162-game season at the position, and the adjustments he's made at the plate suggest he has the baseball acumen to get better in the field. Jorge Alfaro, Miami Marlins: He has been a frustrating talent as his aggressive approach undermines his ability to tap into his power, but after posting a 95 OPS+ each of the past two seasons, maybe he would have put it all together at 27. Age: 19WAR: 2.8. Case in point: 23 players age 22 or younger have put up a 125 OPS+ since 2000, more than the previous three decades combined (20). He's been really productive relative to most players this age. He provided multiple big hits down the stretch and helped keep the Phillies in the postseason race into the final weekend. 1 spot. To celebrate baseball's return, we wanted to look at the best baseball player at each age from 18-41. 2021 season age: 23, Others receiving votes: Luis Arraez, Twins; Dylan Carlson, Cardinals; Jarred Kelenic, Mariners; Gavin Lux, Dodgers; Nick Madrigal, White Sox. at 7. He finished the season with a 5.2 WAR, the most in the modern era for a teenage position player, and his 57 extra-base hits are the most in a teenage season in the modern era. He had a down year in 2020 (he was hardly the only player to do so) and isn't going to win any Gold Gloves at the hot corner, but the offensive upside is immense. He's also shown a knack for producing in big spots, be it runners in scoring position (career .316/.375/.575) or high-leverage situations (career .341/.386/.604) or the postseason (career .342/.432/.605). But his age-19 season was the best of the three. He hit his first Major League home run in his first at-bat at Fenway Park, and as a rookie in 1964, he hit .290/.354/.530 with 24 home runs and 52 RBIs in 111 games. Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2020. Juan Soto batted cleanup for a World Series champion at age 20. 2021 season age: 24, Had Luzardo recorded three more outs last year, then 2020 would've gone down as the second time in his career he'd thrown 60 or more innings in a season. Teixeira's 2015 numbers: 22 doubles, 31 home runs, .906 OPS. Soto debuted as a 19-year-old in 2018 and he's since turned in two All-Star caliber seasons -- weirdly, Soto has never been an All-Star -- and won a World Series, which earns him the nod over Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. I'd bet on Tatis being the age group's best all-around player long-term, but, going into 2020, Soto is the pick. Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs: He was second in the MVP voting in 2018, but wasn't quite as good in 2019. If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again. Well, no, that's not what happened, but Tatis is worthy of the No. Age 30: 44.2 The reigning. It all started with his rookie campaign with the Nationals in 2012, when he hit .270/.340/.477 over 139 games with 22 home runs, 59 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. 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Renteria finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting in 1996. Major League Baseball rosters by average player age in 2022 (in years) [Graph]. O'Day owns a 2.51 ERA over the course of his 13-year big league career and notched an impressive 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 2020. The No. Though he didn't play in the Padres' opener, he'll help fill the void left by the injured Fernando Tatis Jr. 4. Trout is the game's best player and he is the obvious headliner here. I don't lose sight of that fact and it helps me put things in perspective and not just think about things selfishly. 2021 season age: 24, Albies tends to get overshadowed by Acuna, but make no mistake: he's a heck of a player himself. That's a Mike Schmidt season. Times are changing, however, and even if they weren't, Sanchez seems like he would be an exception to the rule. Marco Jose Luciano is a 19-year-old active MLB player from the Dominican Republic. Alex Bregman or Francisco Lindor, Francisco Lindor or Alex Bregman? Reaching the big leagues before his 21st birthday in July won't be easy, but it's not impossible. He led the American League with a .792 winning percentage, going 19-5 in his 29 starts, with an excellent 2.69 ERA in 214 innings. Here's what I'm getting at: With a shortened season, or no season at all, there will be no Jorge Soler or Gio Urshela of 2020. He is worthy heir to Andrew McCutchen's throne as the latst homegrown Pirates star. He made his first start on Opening Day, batting third for New York against the Red Sox, and recorded his first hit with an RBI single. Acuna's teammate Mike Soroka is also part of this age group, ditto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, Dodgers top prospect Gavin Lux, and Orioles prospect (and 2019 No. 2021 season age: 23, Bichette has appeared in 75 big-league games to date, or less than half of a regulation season. Gio Urshela had played parts of three seasons in the majors heading into 2019, but he was considered a long shot to make the Yankees' roster in spring training. 2021 season age: 23, In 2019, Alvarez slugged 51 home runs in 161 games between Triple-A, MLB, and the postseason. and Greg Maddux to the Braves, right? A first-round pick in 2013, Dozier had been one of the worst players in the majors in 2018 at minus-1.7 WAR. 0:00. There's a lot to like here, in other words. In 2022, the average of players within each MLB team was between around 26-30 years old. As studies by James and Tango prove, however, that peak level of ability is often short-lived. Copyright 1999- 3), Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (No. All Rights Reserved. The Twins bet $3 million that Hill will return and be a productive player, but gosh, the injury combined with his age makes it risky. There are a various ways to look at the issue, but the sabermetrician Tom Tango published an in-depth analysis of aging that concluded, "At the end of this article, you will see a table showing the aging patterns for the sample of players described. There's Ozzie Albies, Yordan Alvarez, Rafael Devers, Keston Hiura, Eloy Jimenez, and Victor Robles, all of whom could credibly headline an age group. And heading into this season I felt I was primed for a first full healthy season. On the prospect front, Angels outfielder Jo Adell and Padres lefty MacKenzie Gore are the top 21-year-olds. document.write(update); Maybe in 2021. Not everyone believed this -- Branch Rickey famously said, "Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late," and he often traded star players before they turned 30 -- but this was a widespread, accepted doctrine. He did that while showing off a three-pitch mix that included a healthy dosage of changeups and curveballs, both of which generated whiffs nearly 40 percent of the time. At his peak, maybe he could do that over a full season and swat 40-plus home runs. Tony Conigliaro, Red SoxYear: 1964. Age 25: 68.3 Regardless, Sanchez won't get the chance in 2020 to have his peak season, at least not over 162 games. Injuries limited him to 84 games in 2019 and last year was a 60-game season. Injuries slowed Scherzer last season but he still finished third in the Cy Young voting and turned in a gutsy World Series Game 7 performance two days after a neck issue forced him to miss Game 5. Albies is also a high-grade defender at the keystone, making him a well-rounded contributor. Safe to say the underrated label no longer applies after his monster postseason, the World Series win, and the massive $245 million contract. Some players will miss what might have been their breakout season. Age: 19WAR: 5.1Feller actually played three seasons as a teenager, beginning his Major League career as a 17-year-old in 1936. He's a well-rounded player, in other words, and he's ready to be the face of the Astros' outfield now that George Springer is elsewhere. Robert had an uneven rookie season: his impressive 1.015 OPS in August gave way to a horrid .409 mark in September. Cruz qualifies for this age group by one stinkin' day. 20 because he may not debut until the second half, arguably the top pitching prospect in the game, Orioles, Pirates play final half-inning without umpires, MLB hires three to ramp up 'local media' department, Report: Padres sign Rougned Odor to minor-league deal, 10 MLB positional battles ahead of Opening Day, How the Dodgers can replace Gavin Lux after injury, Fernando Tats Jr. returns to Padres lineup, Dodgers SS Gavin Lux tears ACL, will miss entire season, Joe Musgrove fractures big toe in weight room. Luciano turned 18 in. 9). In 2018, the best-performing group was the same group, in their age-25 season; this group includes Mookie Betts, Matt Chapman, Javier Baez, Trevor Story, Jose Ramirez, Xander Bogaerts, Manny Machado and Bryce Harper, among others. Eventually voters will have to adjust their standards for starting pitchers because 300 wins just doesn't happen anymore. He is right up there with Randy Johnson to the Diamondbacks (four years and four Cy Youngs!) Those 24 homers are the modern-era record for a teenager in a season. Max Kepler, Minnesota Twins: He made huge strides last season, hitting .257 with 36 home runs after hitting .224 with 20 home runs the season before. He was mainly used as a reliever, pitching 29 games but starting just 10. Larry Dierker, AstrosYear: 1966. Profit from the additional features of your individual account. Eddie Robinson, the longtime player, scout and front office executive immersed himself in . Harper wasn't the only superstar to debut as a 19-year-old in 2012. Manny Machado, OriolesYear: 2012. The youngest D-backs position player to debut since 19-year-old Justin Upton in '17, he's back again with Ahmed nursing a sore shoulder. Whenever I turn on baseball, all I hear about is dead guys. statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account. Donaldson stands out as the age group's elite (or close to elite) player, though bounce-back potential exists throughout. Who doesn't? Injuries and poor defense knock him down the list. you're fired." Scheduled to pitch Sunday against the Braves, he'll be the youngest Reds starting pitcher to debut since Mike Leake was three months younger in 2010. I'd have gone Ryu over Brantley if I were confident in Ryu's ability to stay healthy. ESPN's staff makes its picks for who the elite players are heading into the new season. His best season would come a few years later in 1912, when he had a Major League-best 34-5 record, throwing 35 complete games and 10 shutouts as he led the Red Sox to a World Series championship over the Giants. Royals infield prospect Bobby Witt Jr., the No. He's here because it's also possible, and perhaps even likely, that he remains a bottom-third hitter who endures because of his ample secondary value. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. 2021 season age: 23, The general perception is Vlad Jr. has been a disappointment to date, and relative to the prospect hype, yeah, that's fair. Urias has four pitches and is an analytics darling thanks to his big spin rates and track record of suppressing hard contact. Realmuto, and Marcus Semien for being in this age group. Other notable 18-year-olds include Dodgers catching prospect Diego Cartaya and Blue Jays infield prospect Orelvis Martinez. Birthdate: May 25, 1979 (38) Contract situation: Signed to Minor League deal. He was the first teenage pitcher in the divisional era to eclipse the 200-inning mark in a season. Dual knee surgeries sabotaged his 2020 season, but Air Yordan remains on the very short list of the best power hitters in the sport. 11:47 am ET. Had he been born a day earlier, Cruz would've qualified for the age 40 group, and the age 39 group would've been left to Ben Zobrist, who is unofficially retired, and CC Sabathia, who is retired. Jimenez will likely shift to DH at some point in the near future, but he has the bat to make it work. There have been several 19-year-old big leaguers in recent years ( Bryce Harper, Felix Hernandez, Juan Soto, etc.) What was your assessment of Jorge Soler heading into the 2019 Major League Baseball season? Going into 2020, Brantley is the best 33-year-old player in the game and it is thanks entirely to his bat. He's become exactly that. His final game took place in 1980, when Mioso was 54 years old. He got limited action in the World Series -- which the Yankees won, beating the Giants -- but of course, The Mick went on to plenty of success in his Hall of Fame career, one of the greatest of all time. In 1999, Baseball America named Jackson the best 12-year-old baseball player in the nation, and the best 15-year-old baseball player three years later. It also should be noted his career 109 OPS+ is a top-25 mark among players with at least 700 plate appearances through their age-21 season in the Expansion Era. Then, in his age-27 season, he played all 162 games and led the American League with 48 home runs. He has reportedly ironed those out, however, and the combination of stuff and command look an awful lot like a Clayton Kershaw starter kit. Age: 19WAR: 3.9Ott's Hall of Fame career started in 1926 at age 17, but his breakout effort came two years later at the ripe young age of 19. One day. Conigliaro has one of baseball's sadder stories, as his promising career was derailed after he suffered a serious eye injury when he was hit in the face by a pitch on Aug. 18, 1967. Here are the 10 youngest players opening the season in the big leagues: 1. 2021 season age: 22, As far as I'm concerned, you could rank the top three players on this list in any order, and it would be defensible. Mantle started his legendary Yankees career as a 19-year-old in 1951. Maury Brown. Position: Pitcher. Once he got to the big leagues, Soto immediately slugged himself into the National League Rookie of the Year race. The breakout star age group. Smooth in this high-strikeout era. In the year 2021, baseball is a young man's game. We're going with Torres here because he has the most positional value -- Gleyber is a full-time shortstop now -- and is a legitimate 30-homer guy with advanced plate discipline. Ian Kinsler recently retired and both Adrian Gonzalez and James Shields last played in 2018. Of course, most players think they will reach a level of play and sustain. C $90.05 + C $22.42 shipping. How about his teammate Hunter Dozier? His defense at third base leaves something to be desired and he might settle in as a 20-homer guy rather than a 30-homer guy, but the bat plays. Those are issues for another day. It was Alex Rodriguez. The ideal entry-level account for individual users. Young, cheap players who provide immense value are the sport's most valuable commodity, and teams are better at player development than ever. In fact, it was his breakout year. section: | slug: mlbs-top-25-players-under-25-tatis-acuna-soto-battle-for-top-spot-yankees-torres-in-top-five | sport: baseball | route: article_single.us | It wasn't unreasonable that he could have challenged the single-season record for home runs in a season by a catcher (Johnny Bench hit 45 in 1970, although Javy Lopez holds the record with 42 while actually playing catcher). So does fellow former NL MVP Kris Bryant and former AL MVP runner-up Aaron Judge. [Online]. He was the youngest AL hurler to pitch in a game last year and is the youngest arm on any '22 Opening Day roster. Yogi Berra was looking up at the scoreboard The young shortstop would become a key part of the Marlins' rapid ascendance to shock-the-world World Series champs in 1997. He makes the cutoff by less than two weeks. He was an All-Star (and struck out the side in his appearance in the Midsummer Classic), a runaway NL Rookie of the Year and the runner-up for the Cy Young (to Rick Sutcliffe). Age: 19WAR: 2.9The dead-ball-era Red Sox hurler got his first extended stint in the Major Leagues as a 19-year-old in 1909, when he pitched in 24 games for Boston, making 19 starts. 5. Travis Jackson, GiantsYear: 1923. The following is the formula used by the league to derive . He went 17-14 with a 3.07 ERA and 127 strikeouts for the Philadelphia Athletics as a rookie, throwing 270 innings over 36 games, 33 of them starts. His MLB debut was on his 18th birthday in 1964, but his best teenage season came two years after that in his age-19 season in 1966. MLB Players Born Before/After Date This tool shows the players born immediately before and after a specified birthdate. Age 27: 70.5 Even when he was in high school, Harper was being touted as the next huge MLB superstar. section: | slug: ranking-the-best-baseball-players-at-each-age-including-21-year-old-juan-soto-and-40-year-old-albert-pujols | sport: baseball | route: article_single.us | There is every reason to believe Cole will be that good again in 2020, and he just signed a record $324 million contract, which doesn't hurt. Age: 19WAR: 1.5. Earlier this month, the Cardinals signed catcher Yadier Molina to a one-year, $9 million deal, assuring the nine-time All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove Award winner will play his 18th season in St. Louis. on Old Timers' Day, saw the list of Yankee greats who had recently died, and said, "Boy, I hope I never see my name up there." He's done a lot in a short period of time. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Christopher Young, San Diego Padres. He did a little bit of everything: he hit the ball hard (his average exit velocity was over 91 mph); he walked an acceptable amount (around eight percent); he kept his strikeouts in check; and he stole eight bases on nine tries and played good defense. The Padres added to their rotation in a big way this offseason but it's hard to see Gore not impacting the 2021 team in some capacity. In 2019, at the age of 27, he had a breakout season, hitting .279 with 26 home runs and improved to 3.2 WAR. As a 19-year-old in his first season, the young left-hander went 10-4 with a sparkling 1.77 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 147 2/3 innings. The southpaw has been a prized prospect, a 19-year-old rookie (Urias and Felix Hernandez are the only 19-year-olds to start an MLB game in the last 30 years), he's undergone major. They're both outfielders, they're both bona fide superstars, they debuted the same year, and they play for division rivals. Fortunately, Cruz was born on July 1, not June 30, making the pick for the age 39 group an easy one. Soto hit .292/.406/.517 with 22 homers and 70 RBIs in his 116 games, finishing as runner-up for Rookie of the Year to Ronald Acuna Jr. Ty Cobb, TigersYear: 1906. They also belong to this age group. Because this list is geared toward 2021 production, Franco sits at No. Kelenic went from No. Betts, the recently traded former AL MVP, is arguably the second-best player in baseball and he will inarguably be the most sought after free agent next offseason. A player's peak age is around age 27, with the age group 23-32 being a hitter's 10 best years. Davis in their age-27 seasons, had three players in prime position for great seasons. 2021 season age: 20, Visually, few pitchers in the sport are as impressive as May, who touches 100 mph with a sinker that runs all over the place. The age 28 group is light on arms (Mike Foltynewicz and Jon Gray are the best here) but loaded with megastar position players, starting with Trout. Directly accessible data for 170 industries from 50 countries and over 1 million facts: Get quick analyses with our professional research service. The 1984-1985 TOPPS HOCKEY COMPLETE SET Yzerman Rookie RC Gretzky HIGH END. 2021 season age: 24, It took a couple false starts to get there, but Tucker used last season to remind folks that the Astros' other top-five pick in the 2015 draft has some skills, too. The fifth-youngest big leaguer in 2021 at age 21, Perdomo got a surprise callup last April while Nick Ahmed was dealing with a knee injury. Felix Hernandez, MarinersYear: 2005. C $15.70 + C $27.29 shipping. Jarred Kelenic, OF, Mariners (age 22, DOB: July 16, 1999)Ranked No. Other age 32 notables include Aroldis Chapman, Paul Goldschmidt, J.D. Cobb had debuted with the Tigers the year before and played just 41 games; as an MLB sophomore, he upped that total to 98 games and hit .316/.355/.394 with a home run (it was the dead-ball era, after all), 41 RBIs and 23 stolen bases. Here are the 10 best MLB players getting it done at 35 years old (and older). . Mioso started his baseball career in 1946 in the Cuban Negro league with the New York Cubans. 8. Trivia time: who was the last 18-year-old to appear in an MLB game? photo source: Wikimedia Commons. Here are some other age-27 players who may be missing out on the best year of their baseball lives: Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies: He has finished eighth and 12th in the MVP voting the past two seasons while averaging 5.9 WAR, so he's already one of the best all-around players in the league. The biggest knock on Albies is that he's a generous swinger who offered at nearly 60 percent of the pitches he saw in 2020. Become a Stathead today and run queries with our Season and Career Finders to see the best seasons in MLB history. Urshela hit .314 with 21 home runs. Find out the latest on your favorite MLB players on CBSSports.com. Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States. I'm sick of Respect your elders: MLB's 10 oldest players. The Hall of Famer went 17-11 with a 4.08 ERA in 39 games (36 starts) for the Indians, throwing 277 2/3 innings -- a modern-era record for a teenager -- and striking out a Major League-leading 240 batters. The right-hander finished his rookie year 14-8 with a 2.58 ERA in 33 games, striking out 206 batters in 226 2/3 innings and throwing five shutouts. He hit .309/.358/.399 with five homers, 31 RBIs and 16 steals in 106 games while playing a premium defensive position. 2021 season age: 23, I'm not sure he'll ever hit 38 home runs like he did in 2019 again -- that seems to be a juiced ball (and Baltimore Orioles) aided homer total -- but Torres is a precocious young hitter who has cut his strikeout rate from 25.2 percent to 21.4 percent to 17.5 percent in his three MLB seasons. "My main issue since I was called up is staying healthy, and I feel I have been doing better with that every year. Hill had elbow surgery in October and won't return until midseason 2020. Shoutout to Mike Clevinger, Max Muncy, J.T. 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