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In response to "no. there should be 100 guys hitting .300 with 40 hoe runs and throwing 300 k's a season. it is facts! -- nm" by Beaker 🍺

Hell, in another 20 years, there might be since these kids will have a real example of why not try both?

Posted by Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 (aka JoeMetz) Jun 28 '23, 04:50

Iirc, Hunter Greene was drafted with the idea of both. But either health or talent, he shifted to pitching only.

Cause it’s really fucking hard to do both.

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Not that it's Old School Baseball's fault, because as you say, it's fucking hard. But they had 100 years to produce an Ohtani, and didn't - Reagen Jun 28, 05:05 3
- Teams and coaches prevented guys from trying to play both ways. Lots of guys grow up and go through HS playing a position and pitching. - Krusty Jun 28, 05:58 2
  - And even then we're talking about someone who has Cy Young ability as a pitcher and MVP on his batting alone. -- nm* - Reagen Jun 28, 06:06 1
    - I honestly believe we've had many guys that could do both at an elite level but were prevented from doing it. -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 06:13
it's why there aren't more Deion's or Bo Jacksons. To be elite you focus on one sport or part of the sport. Freaks can do more than one -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 28, 04:54 1
- Teams discourage guys from being multi-sport athletes. They want them to focus on one sport. -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 05:59

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Hell, in another 20 years, there might be since these kids will have a real example of why not try both?

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