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Old 08-25-2023, 09:39 PM   #323
Mathgod
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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan View Post
It's these cutters and focus on spin rates that's making these guys into running backs. Used to be if you threw 95 and straight, it was hard to hit. Now guys need late movement to avoid having 3 straight hit into the bleachers. A guy like Greg Maddux might not even get into junior college now.

Guy I play ball with has a 17 year old attending the academy in Okotooks. They recruited him entirely on size and body type. He's like 6'-3 and by year end was up to 90, and looking to add another 5-6 over the course of the year. We manufacture athletes nowadays.
You aint seen nothing yet. Wait until gene editing enters the picture.
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