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Many years ago Jim Boutin observed that where objective measurements exist - how fast can he run, how high can he jump, etc - modern athletes are far better than old timers. At the time there were no objective measurements in baseball.
Now we have objective measurements, pitch velocity, spin rate, exit speed, exit angle, etc. How does moving an old time star 60 or 70 years into the future improve any of that? It doesn't.
Perform any mathematical magic you want but the fact remains the idea of lots of old time players making it in the modern MLB is a starry eyed dream.
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