Remember When the Mets Were Old?

I was just looking at the average age of some of the other teams, and the Mets sure do look young right now, or at least "not old", especially compared to past seasons.  In fact, I'd say the Mets have it about right.

The Mets are the "8th oldest" team in baseball, with an average age of  29.8, but that compares favorably to year's past when the team was easily the oldest in baseball at around 32 years of age on average.

The current oldest team is the Phillies, at 31.7 on average.  Of course having Jamie Moyer on the team skews that stat a bit.

The oldest Met is Henry Blanco at 38, and the youngest, of course, is Jenrry Mejia at age 20.

Most importantly, the core of David Wright, Jose Reyes, Mike Pelfrey, Frankie Rodriguez is young, as are Jonathan Niese, Jeff Francoeur, Ike Davis, and other key players.

FUN FACT:  The Mets are the lightest team in all of MLB with an average weight of 202 lbs.  The heaviest are the Chicago White sox at a whopping 216.

MLB Roster Analysis
RK	TEAM	RHB	LHB	SH	RHP	LHP	HT	WT	AGE	YNG	OLD
1	Philadelphia	6	6	1	8	4	6-1	208	31.7	24	47
2	Boston	7	4	2	9	3	6-1	205	30.9	23	43
3	Houston	8	2	3	10	2	6-1	213	30.6	25	38
4	Milwaukee	6	6	1	8	4	6-1	209	30.5	23	42
5	Chicago Sox	8	4	1	8	4	6-2	216	30.2	23	42
6	NY Yankees	4	4	5	8	4	6-2	212	30.2	23	40
7	NY Mets	6	3	4	6	6	6-1	202	29.8	20	38
8	LA Dodgers	8	4	1	9	3	6-0	214	29.8	22	37
9	LA Angels	7	2	4	9	3	6-1	206	29.6	25	36
10	Atlanta	6	4	3	9	3	6-1	205	29.5	20	40
11	Colorado	6	6	1	7	5	6-2	203	29.4	24	39
12	Toronto	9	4	0	8	5	6-1	214	29.3	22	35
13	Cincinnati	9	4	0	10	2	6-1	215	29.2	22	40
14	Chicago Cubs	8	4	1	8	5	6-2	214	29.1	24	34
15	Washington	8	4	1	8	4	6-1	213	29.0	24	39
16	Kansas City	5	5	2	11	2	6-1	206	28.9	24	35
17	San Francisco	6	4	3	8	4	6-1	210	28.9	23	36
18	Minnesota	5	5	3	9	3	6-2	215	28.8	22	39
19	Seattle	8	3	2	10	2	6-1	209	28.7	23	40
20	Baltimore	9	2	2	8	4	6-2	209	28.6	23	35
21	St. Louis	9	3	1	9	3	6-2	214	28.6	23	37
22	Pittsburgh	7	4	3	7	4	6-1	211	28.4	23	38
23	Detroit	8	3	2	8	4	6-2	207	28.4	21	36
24	San Diego	7	4	2	9	3	6-1	208	28.1	22	42
25	Arizona	7	4	2	12	0	6-1	205	28.1	22	36
26	Texas	8	4	1	9	3	6-2	215	28.0	21	39
27	Tampa Bay	6	4	3	10	2	6-2	209	28.0	24	34
28	Cleveland	7	5	1	8	4	6-1	207	27.9	23	39
29	Florida	10	3	0	9	3	6-2	215	27.7	23	34
30	Oakland	6	5	2	7	5	6-1	206	27.2	22	32