I read the Athletic a day or two ago, and MLB execs were polled for various questions. Rooker landed #1 or #2 for whatever category he was in. Whoever they anonymously interviewed said, "Rooker is a nice surprise because no one saw it coming."
My argument is that very few execs or coaches are willing to change their round scheme when they receive a square peg. They have no imagination. Tim Tebow and other quarterbacks stands out to me, but this exists in baseball too. Tim Tebow was successful when he had a coach who built a scheme around him. When he went to a team that said, we need you to fit our model he floundered. Back to baseball, Like where is the old school leadoff hitter like Ichiro? Hits for average player who can steal bases. I know they haven't gone extinct. It's the three true outcomes that have left them playing in AAA or washes them out of the league.
I think Rickey Henderson would not be a HOF player today.
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