When approaching the twilight of their MLB career, players could often find it hard to land that one final contract leading up to their eventual retirement. Even for proven players that had previously been stars during their prime, they could have enough of a regression such that they would be forced to hang up their cleats earlier than expected.
As a result, may players may look for ways to ensure that they can still provide value at the MLB level no matter what the age. For Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Chris Bassitt, he may have found exactly that during his postseason showing to date for the ballclub.