**The MLB Thread**

[Lugnutz 10+ year member]

Well he started to decline at 31.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

His power numbers are lower after turning 30 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

The past 7 seasons, including 2002 when he turned 30, he has 8 less home runs than the 7 seasons previous to turning 30..

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

The past 7 seasons, including 2002 when he turned 30, he has 8 less home runs than the 7 seasons previous to turning 30..

Lugnut doesn't know WTF he is talking about LOL!!!

 

[Lugnutz 10+ year member]

The best years of his career came between 25-30 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif You can see his number slowly tail off after he turned 31. Between 25-30 he averaged a homerun every 13.4 at-bats vs. 14.5 after. His slugging is 585 vs. 626.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

The best years of his career came between 25-30 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif You can see his number slowly tail off after he turned 31. Between 25-30 he averaged a homerun every 13.4 at-bats vs. 14.5 after. His slugging is 585 vs. 626.

His 'decline' is negligible, at best.

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

His 'decline' is negligible, at best.

x2, i can't believe he is still putting up 120+ rbi still though at 36. I still see him as a 25 year old.

 

[Lugnutz 10+ year member]

x2, i can't believe he is still putting up 120+ rbi still though at 36. I still see him as a 25 year old.

RBI's are a team stat //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[pcolasfinest 10+ year member]

i can't believe the cubs are not going to resign wood.

 

[Lugnutz 10+ year member]

His 'decline' is negligible, at best.

I guess a 40 point decline in slugging is negligible.

 

[Lugnutz 10+ year member]

i can't believe the cubs are not going to resign wood.

They traded for Gregg and don't want to sink money in a glass arm.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

Manny has been a beast since he turned 30..

if Manny wanted to play serious all 162 games I would say he has not declined much at all

 

[Lugnutz 10+ year member]

if Manny wanted to play serious all 162 games I would say he has not declined much at all

If he did that his whole career, he may have put up better numbers while in Cleveland.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

I guess a 40 point decline in slugging is negligible.

He also has a significantly less amount of k's, with a slightly higher OBPS..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[pcolasfinest 10+ year member]

eh i heard reports that the cubs would offer randy johnson a 1 year deal if he doesn't sign with the dbacks

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

the reason his slugging went down like 40 points was because he had a few years where he was putting up 40+ homers and a ton of doubles. He went from like a 40 40 guy to a 30 30 guy which is why his slugging has decreased. He still puts up the rbi and average though.