Sarris: John Lackey, Tim Hudson, and pitching longevity
From SABR member Eno Sarris at FanGraphs on October 14, 2014:
Every year, there’s a gaggle of young guns, ready to take the league by storm. Wether it’s Clayton Kershaw, Jose Fernandez, or Matt Harvey, there’s a new face that everyone can dream careers upon. Unwrinkled faces, unworn arm ligaments, and the bright unknown future might be the stuff Spring Training dreams are built upon.
And here we are, October 14, 2014, and we’ll be watching 39-year-old Tim Hudson go up against 35-year-old John Lackey in game three of the National League Championship series. If, at the beginning of this decade, you had these guys down as top-25 pitchers for the next 14 years, congratulations. This game is your reward.
But that won’t stop us from looking back and trying to figure out how we got to this moment.
Read the full article here: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/john-lackey-tim-hudson-and-pitching-longevity/
Originally published: October 14, 2014. Last Updated: October 14, 2014.