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joe brennan Since athletes get bigger, stronger and faster every year. I have always wondered this. I was drafted out of high school and played minor league ball for 6 years.
I was 5'10" 185 lb at 18.
I had an arm rating for an outfielder at 94 ( out of 100)
I ran the 60 in 6.3...Dion Sanders ran it in 6.2
i could hit a fastball out of sight, batting and throwing left gave me one step closer to first.
I hit career .269 in the minors.
If i had been born in 1880 with these skills, would I have been a sure fired major leaguer and maybe a great one?
The question was which one would I have played for? I woulda played for anyone of them and gladly.
BTW...I couldn't hit a curve or back door slider to save my life. If I got ahead in the count and could look for a fast ball, I looked real good.
A scared man can't gamble and a jealous man can't work.