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Old 11-28-2014, 01:33 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by drksd4848 View Post
Really? Jeeze, I wish it happened more. I saw the lifetime home run leader of my 50 year league toil in the minors forever toward the end of his career, then quietly disappear into anonymity. You wouldn't think it would happen to a player like that.
That's a flaw in the aging curve, AI eval or some connection with the retirement switch. Old and formerly great players should not play in the minors for more than a part of a season. The impetus to retire should grow each year after 36 maybe 38 for real superstars when the decline is permanent.
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