What the shortstop aging curve means for the Phillies’ 11-year contract with Trea Turner

Trea Turner's contract with the Phillies is 11 years old. The contract is for a shortstop. Turner is 30 years of age and has started 598 of 708 games at shortstop since 2018. He will be 40 when the contract expires. Shortstops are getting older. The Mets and Rangers signed Francisco Lindor and Corey Seager to 10-year deals that take them through age 37. Padres signed Xander Bogaerts for 11. years. Carlos Correa had 13- and 12-years contracts with Giants and Mets. They both reneged over ankle injury.

Trea Turner has an 11-year contract with the Phillies. He's a shortstop. The player is 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds. Turner is not small. Shortstops are getting older. The elimination of the shift may limit their staying power. If necessary, Turner will move to third base. Correa got a revised six-years guarantee from the Twins. It's worth wondering whether the elimination the shifted will further limit shortstips’ staying powers. With only two infielders on either side of second base, it won't be as easy to hide an aging player”s range.