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Originally Posted by Seven
Simple (or not so simple) question for the board here. You have a choice between either one of these outfields to build a team around. We assume that the players are at the peak of their playing ability, and in perfect health. Which do you choose and why?
Outfield A
Mickey Mantle
Ted Williams
Babe Ruth
Outfield B
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Barry Bonds
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CF: Mantle over Mays, because it is stipulated perfect healthy and at peak performance. I'll take Willie 10 times out of 10 for a career, but with the boundaries set here, Mantle probably comes out just slightly better.
RF: Ruth over Aaron and it is not even close. Their peak performance is really not that close. Biggest gap is this one.
LF: Prime roid Bonds is better than Williams at peak value and arguably the greatest peak performance of all time. Probably by not as big a gap as Ruth over Aaron though.
So I think A very slightly edges it, but these are constructed very well to be very very close.