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Have you noticed that there are a lot of … older free agents out there? Not only that, some of these guys are among the most exciting names on the market.

So let’s take a look at the older players — specifically, the 10 most desirable on this open market. As a cutoff age, we’ll go with players who are entering their age-35 season and above.

Sixty-six years ago today, the Dodgers’ Don Newcombe received the very first Cy Young Award, ushering in a new era of annual pitcher appreciation in Major League Baseball.

Born on this date in 1971, catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez became a prototype for the ages at the position en route to a first-ballot Hall of Fame career, playing 21 seasons for six different clubs.

Jimmy Rollins was the ’07 NL MVP, won four Gold Gloves, one Silver Slugger and made three All-Star teams. That’s quite a list. But will the now-44-year-old one day be enshrined in Cooperstown?

Close out the holiday weekend with this classic documentary series, which continues at noon ET on MLB Network.

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