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Originally Posted by ComixZone
It's irrational and unfounded, not to mention ageist.
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We aren't talking the ability to run the accounting department.
Concern regarding a gamble on a professional athlete with two years of a hefty contract, at an age when they historically deteriorate is just common sense.
Literally every professional contract negotiation has the player's age somehow entrenched in the conversation. Call it ageist or whatever you want, when it comes to professional athletes, age matters, and is a foundation of contract and trade decisions.