The first list of the 2013 season – average ages of major league teams

Spring training is in full swing! It’s baseball season! Below is a list of the average ages of each major league team, along with the youngest and oldest players on each spring training roster. Unless you’re a hard-core fan, you’ll probably not recognize any of the younger guys. But take a look at the “oldest players” column. Some good names there.

It looks as though the Dodgers not only have the highest payroll, but their guys will be able to collect their pensions before everybody else.

Team                 Average age                       Youngest Player                    Oldest Player

Dodgers                  28.6                        Paco Rodriguez (21)                      Ted Lilly (37)

Blue Jays                28.5                        Anthony Gode (22)                       Darren Oliver (42)

Yankees                  28.3                        Greg Bird (20)                                 Mariano Rivera (43)

Red Sox                  28.1                         Xander Bocaerts (20)                  Koji Uehara (37)

Phillies                    27.9                        Tommy Joseph (21)                     Rodrigo Lopez (37)

Rays                         27.8                        Felipe Rivero (21)                         Jamey Wright (38)

Cardinals                27.8                        Adam Ehrlich (20)                       Randy Choate (37)

Angels                     27.7                        Kaleb Cowart (20)                        Scott Downs (37)

White Sox              27.6                        Carlos Sanchez (20)                     Matt Thornton (36)

Diamondbacks    27.6                        Matt Davidson (21)                       John McDonald (38)

Giants                     27.6                        Edwin Escobar (20)                      Marco Scutaro (37)

Athletics               27.3                        Addison Russell (19)                     Bartolo Colon (39)

Tigers                     27.2                        Nick Castellanos (20)                   Octavio Dotel (39)

Pirates                   27.2                        Jameson Taillon  (21)                   Jason Grilli (36)

Rockies                 27.1                        Christhian Adames (21)                Miguel Batista (42)

Brewers                27.0                        Jed Bradley (22)                              Alex Gonzalez (36)

Padres                  27.0                        John Barrato (20)                            Cody Ransom (37)

Orioles                 26.9                         Eduardo Rodriguez (19)                Mark Hendrickson (38)

Royals                  26.9                         Yordano Ventura (21)                   Miguel Tejada (38)

Rangers               26.8                        Cody Buckel (20)                               Joe Nathan (38)

Twins                    26.8                        Oswaldo Arcia (21)                           Jamey Carroll (39)

Reds                      26.8                        Yorman Rodriguez (20)                 Corky Miller (36)

Braves                  26.8                        Christian Benthacourt (21)           Tim Hudson (37)

Nationals            26.7                        Bryce Harper (20)                            Will Ohman (35)

Cubs                      26.6                        Javier Baez (20)                           Hisanori Takahaski (37)

Mariners              26.6                       Taijuan Walker (20)                          Raul Ibanez (40)

Mets                     26.4                         Wilmer Flores (21)                            Latroy Hawkins (40)

Indians                 26.3                       Giovanni Soto (21)                            Jason Giambi (42)

Marlins                 26.2                       Jose Fernandez (20)                        Placido Polanco (37)

Astros                   25.7                       Delino Deshields, Jr. (20)              Carlos Pena (34)

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