Nelson Cruz and Carlos Santana are the two who come to my mind. Cruz was slowing down at age 32, and I think DH helped through the past two or three seasons...he’s 37, and had great numbers last year, with at least one more great productive year left him. Santana is 32...left the American League in 2017 and played for the Phillies. By next season....I think he’ll have to rotate back to the American, if he hopes to get three or four more seasons.
Brandon Moss is another good example. He’s 35, and potentially as a DH, I think he has two more decent seasons left in him (20 HR’s per year). In KC, that’s enough to make them happy.
Looking over history, players like Al Kaline or Willie McCovey would have done better as a DH in the last eight years of their career.
Course, we can make a case for a dozen-odd pitchers....that they had a great deal of talent as hitters.
I wonder if most managers would rather take the DH, or just have another roster spot to carry another pitcher. Most NL teams seem to have pinch hitters that almost never field anyway.
Ryan Zimmerman, the often injured, might make a good DH if it ever comes to the NL.
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