27-Year Old Players
Players Who May Break Out This Year
Prospecting isn't always about rookies. Sometimes it's about finding established veterans who are about to kick it up a notch.
Historically, the age of twenty-seven is a magic time in some ballplayers' development: disappointing players blossom, good ones become
great, and the already-great enjoy career years. So counting candles can be a great way to find sleepers, or other good bets to overperform.
Here are all the 27-year old hitters* on MLB rosters, to help you find your own treasures.
Player
Team
Pos'n
Born
Logan Schafer
MLW
OF
9/8/1986
Mitch Moreland
TEX
IF
9/6/1985
Tyler Colvin
COL
OF
9/5/1985
Jordan Schafer
ATL
OF
9/4/1986
Danny Worth
DET
IF
9/30/1985
Chris Nelson
COL
IF
9/3/1985
Pedro Ciriaco
BOS
IF
9/27/1985
Ian Desmond
WAS
IF
9/20/1985
Gordon Beckham
CHW
IF
9/16/1986
Brandon Hicks
NYM
IF
9/14/1985
Delmon Young
PHI
OF
9/14/1985
Kyle Blanks
SD
OF
9/11/1986
Neil Walker
PIT
IF
9/10/1985
Jordan Danks
CHW
OF
8/7/1986
Alex Castellanos
LAD
OF
8/4/1986
Jordy Mercer
PIT
IF
8/27/1986
Brett Wallace
HOU
IF
8/26/1986
Darin Mastroianni
MIN
OF
8/26/1985
Tony Cruz
STL
C
8/18/1986
Martin Maldonado
MLW
C
8/16/1986
Daric Barton
OAK
IF
8/16/1985
Jhonatan Solano
WAS
C
8/12/1985
Zack Cozart
CIN
IF
8/12/1985
Pablo Sandoval
SF
IF
8/11/1986
Colby Rasmus
TOR
OF
8/11/1986
Adam Jones
BAL
OF
8/1/1985
Darin Ruf
PHI
OF
7/28/1986
Ryan Flaherty
BAL
IF
7/27/1986
Mat Gamel
MLW
IF
7/26/1985
Alex Presley
PIT
OF
7/25/1985
Ramiro Pena
ATL
IF
7/18/1985
Charlie Blackmon
COL
OF
7/1/1986
Zach Lutz
NYM
IF
6/3/1986
Lou Marson
CLE
C
6/26/1986
Chris Coghlan
MIA
OF
6/18/1985
Trevor Plouffe
MIN
IF
6/15/1986
Jonathan Lucroy
MLW
C
6/13/1986
Eric Young
COL
OF
5/25/1985
Eric Sogard
OAK
IF
5/22/1986
Collin Cowgill
NYM
OF
5/22/1986
Matt Wieters
BAL
C
5/21/1986
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
BOS
C
5/2/1985
Brandon Barnes
HOU
OF
5/15/1986
Carlos Santana
CLE
C
4/8/1986
Steve Clevenger
CHC
C
4/5/1986
Ian Stewart
CHC
IF
4/5/1985
Sean Rodriguez
TB
IF
4/26/1985
Emilio Bonifacio
TOR
OF
4/23/1985
Billy Butler
KC
DH
4/18/1986
Lorenzo Cain
KC
OF
4/13/1986
Brennan Boesch
DET
OF
4/12/1985
Russ Canzler
BAL
IF
4/11/1986
Daniel Murphy
NYM
IF
4/1/1985
Francisco Cervelli
NYY
C
3/6/1986
Dexter Fowler
COL
OF
3/22/1986
Chris Davis
BAL
IF
3/17/1986
Lucas Duda
NYM
OF
2/3/1986
Julio Borbon
TEX
OF
2/20/1986
Todd Frazier
CIN
IF
2/12/1986
Justin Sellers
LAD
IF
2/1/1986
Josh Donaldson
OAK
IF
12/8/1985
Carlos Gomez
MLW
OF
12/4/1985
Andrew Romine
LAA
IF
12/24/1985
Ernesto Mejia
ATL
IF
12/2/1985
Michael Taylor
OAK
OF
12/19/1985
Darwin Barney
CHC
IF
11/8/1985
Luis Valbuena
CHC
IF
11/30/1985
Matt Carpenter
STL
IF
11/26/1985
Corey Brown
WAS
OF
11/26/1985
Asdrubal Cabrera
CLE
IF
11/13/1985
Evan Longoria
TB
IF
10/7/1985
Andy Parrino
OAK
IF
10/31/1985
Yoenis Cespedes
OAK
OF
10/18/1985
Carlos Gonzalez
COL
OF
10/17/1985
J.P. Arencibia
TOR
C
1/5/1986
Jordan Pacheco
COL
IF
1/30/1986
Brandon Guyer
TB
OF
1/28/1986
Tyler Flowers
CHW
C
1/24/1986
Andy Dirks
DET
OF
1/24/1986
David Lough
KC
OF
1/20/1986
Reid Brignac
COL
IF
1/16/1986
Mark Trumbo
LAA
OF
1/16/1986
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