Actually, that's not true.
The average age is 30. Do the math, age during the season he won it in brackets:
'96 - Valderrama (35)
'97 - Preki (34)
'98 - Etcheverry (28)
'99 - Kreis (27)
'00 - Meloa (31)
'01 - Chacon (32)
'02 - Ruiz (23)
'03 - Preki (40)
'04 - Guevara (28)
'05 - Twellman (25)
'06 - Gomez (32)
'07 - Emillio (29)
'08 - GBS (35)
'09 - Donovan (27)
'10 - Ferreira (31)
Average = 30.47
Take out Preki as an outlier (one player, 2 awards +34 years never done before or again) average dips to 29.46. Take out Ruiz as an outlier on the younger side (youngest ever), average is 30.
If you point is "that's the average age of the best player in the entire league" , DeRo is on the wrong side of the average. Again, this isn't a 100% argument on either side of the equation. There have been players, such as Preki that made significant contributions, the league's best, as "veteran" players in this league.
But if this were a poker game, the odds are not in DeRo's favour. Age is something none of us can escape. I freakin' hurt myself sleeping now
As for your comments about the team and people wanting to come here, I guess we'll see what the future holds. Clearly, this club reeks of failure and I can't see why that would be attractive to anyone... regardless of how "DeRo" was treated. I have just as many criticisms for Pauly B and Tommy A about the way this organization is run but I don't feel this is a factor in this case.
Having talked to a few players, I'm not so sure that DeRo will be "missed" as much as some people think.