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Originally Posted by Captain Obvious
It is old. Greg Maddux is the exception, not the rule.
Baseball players start to decline around 32ish. Lilly is definitely starting to decline. Hell, even Maddux started to decline after his age 32 season.
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Regardless of whether or not the average baseball player typically begins to decline at this age, Lilly's finesse style of pitching makes him a less likely candidate for it. Unless you have some reason to believe he'll lose break and/or location.