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You already knew that younger players are the coin of the realm and the foundation parts of every successful team. Competitive windows are opened by the youth and kept open by the veterans.
We might not know what a veteran is anymore, though. In this new era, the aging curve is a cliff and there’s nothing graceful about the fall. Rookies are seemingly getting fewer and fewer reps in the minor leagues and debuting at younger and younger ages.