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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07
When is Devers' 'serious decline phase' going to start?
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For most good hitters it's sometime between ages 34-36.
Pujols' first season with an OPS+ <100 was his age 36 season.
Miggy's was in his age 34 season, but he bounced back to a 128 OPS+ in his age 35 season.
Ichiro's first bad season was his age 37 season.
David Ortiz never declined and had a 164 OPS+ at age 40.
Derek Jeter's first decline season was at age 36.
So Devers will likely have a couple of average seasons at the end of his contract with the Giants, but given his salary level, they won't be too painful in terms of value.