Baseball is getting younger. The game is flush with a golden era of young shortstops. Last season, for the first time ever, four shortstops no older than 25 hit 25 homers (Bobby Witt Jr., Gunnar Henderson, Elly De La Cruz and Ezequiel Tovar). The past two seasons are the only seasons ever in which under-25 players piled up at least 1,200 home runs and 1,200 stolen bases. A faster, more athletic game is good for all, right?
Not if you are an older player. As job opportunities go, this is the worst time for veteran hitters in the past half-century. The downside to the youth movement is found here:
