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Originally Posted by regularp
No, the problem is the current stars are not consistently putting up stats to match the greats of the past. The game needs some Pujols, Griffey, Cabrera production for many years in a row from a few of these guys.
With the NBA, you know what kinda production is coming from Jokic, Giannis, Luka, LeBron, Curry, Embiid, Durant, Booker, Tatum, etc. year after year. We're seeing guys put up stats and performances that line up with greats of the past in the NBA.
We are rarely seeing that with MLB stars. It's good for the growth of the game to have current stars you can compare to Mantle, Williams, Aaron, Ruth, Mays, Griffey, Pujols, Cabrera, etc.
You can have the discussion with NBA and NFL stars of today.
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Pujols, Griffey and Cabrera were awesome for a decade and then nose dived in performance. They are examples of contrasting performance over a career.
Trout has often been compared to Mantle. Ohtani has been compared to Ruth. Judge was compared to Bonds last season during his pursuit of 62 home runs.
The younger players in MLB have been overhyped. Players like Vlad Jr, Soto, Tatis Jr had one great season apiece but couldn't maintain it. MLB pitching is really hard and young player are particularly susceptible to regression in performance.