It was nice for Rich Hill to start a couple of games for the Royals this season and remind us that there’s still a spot for old guys in this game. Born in 1980, and making his debut in 2005, Hill spans large swaths of baseball history. He reminds us of where we have been.
Meanwhile, the Braves’ Didier Fuentes, currently in the Minors, made his MLB debut on June 20 at the age of 20: He was born literally two days after Hill made his debut back in 2005. He, and his fellow youngsters, remind us of where we are going.
Thus, in honor of the inexorable nature of time itself, we take a look at the best baseball player at each age in the sport. Now, for the sake of simplicity, we are going with their “baseball age,” which is the age they were on June 30 of this year, as opposed to their actu