IMHO, they're all eventually coming in as the best of their era. I'd like to see it happen with an asterisk as to the known users, but come on now, really--how do you tell who's who??? According to the book written by the former Mets' clubhouse attendant, he supplied hundreds of players! But the baseball writers eventually will reach the consensus that they aren't going to throw out an entire era. It will simply be widely recognized that one simply can't compare pre PED stats with post PED era stats. There are always going to be difficulties in comparing players' performances from different eras in any event, based upon the different conditions under which the game was played.
Face it, as long as the money keeps gettig bigger and bigger, there are always going to be players willing to do whatever it takes to get at the pot of gold!
Best,
Larry
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