Everybody loves a grizzled veteran. Old guys -- OK, older guys -- are part of the fabric of the game. These are players we have watched get older as we have gotten older ourselves.

We were all prospects at one point in our own lives. And with the years comes experience and wisdom: Baseball is a sport that benefits from having seen it all before.

Signings & Trades

As we approach the holidays this Hot Stove season, there are several of these “old guys” still on the market: Players 38 or older who have plenty of mileage on them but still plenty left to offer a team. Here are 10 vets who have had long careers -- and who may not be done just yet. (Each is listed with his 2026 seasonal age in parentheses.)

1B Paul Goldschmidt (38)

It was only three years ago that Goldschmidt won the N

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