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Originally Posted by Dagrims
Let me ask you a similar question: Can you reasonably argue that the contraction of the major leagues of today by 50% would not raise the talent pool significantly?
There is a significantly larger pool of talent to draw on in today's era because minorities are allowed to play. The number of major leaguers today is twice the number of Ruth's day, however. That contributes to a dilution of the overall talent level. Are the two factors (no minorities back then, twice as many teams now) a wash?
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No, because the population increase has mirrored the increase in baseball teams. More so, the pool for baseball talent now has a large proportion outside the US, which didnt exist (and wouldnt have been allowed) back then. Population washes out the no of teams (check the teams: population ratio), which still leaves race and the larger international pool.