MINORS: The Role of Minor League Age on Major League Outcomes for Pitchers
May 2 2023
Andrew Painter (RHP, PHI)
Now that we’ve covered minor league age as it relates to major league outcomes for batters, it’s time to turn our attention towards pitchers.
It stands to reason that the general rule about age should hold true for pitchers as it did batters; pitchers performing at a young age compared to their peers are more advanced. However, given the fact that pitching requires a completely different skill set and development process than hitting, there could also be significant differences in the nuances of age as it relates to that development.
Debut Age
Just as we did with batters, let’s start off by looking at how the age of a pitcher at the time of their major league debut relates to major league production. The sample...
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