Love the question. One way to think about it is not to transport us back in time but to bring early players (will skip the 1880s and go with Cobb, Wagner, and Jackie Robinson) into the present.
Could those guys compete in today's bigs? I believe so. Cobb maybe doesn't finish at .367 but still wins batting titles. Wagner does everything but hit for power and is a throwback to a bygone era. Robinson is still an elite athlete.
So if these guys could do it today, guys like us definitely couldn't do it back then.
1880s though? Hmmm. Maybe. Teams would drool for a 6'0" 225 lb lefty like me!
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