Goosegg posted:"And now that the big leagues are getting even younger, its best you get in the system early."
Age may or may not get younger in MLB but that's not true in the minors. Used to be AA rosters were young players moving up rapidly in the system and AAA rosters were noticeably older. Not really true amymore; many, many AA rosters are full of 25-27 year olds. These guys are good - really good - and have been playing proball for over 5 years. They have learned the game - and, quite simply, the progame is WAY better and different from college. Only the rarest can rocket through the system - AND stick for any length of time in MLB.
I’ve read in the last couple of weeks that the big leagues have more and more very young guys being brought up. Couple that with where free agency may be going in terms of limiting major free agency of guys like Machado and Harper in their mid twenties, you have to wonder whether the minor leagues are gonna be “churned” more often making for younger MiLB players too. Interesting times.