It goes without saying that baseball has evolved a great deal since its beginning. The rules have changed, the players have changed, and these days, there are more metrics that help us get a better understanding for player evaluation, and whether you’re a big fan of that or not, it is what it is. No GM, front office member or coach will turn his back on knowledge.
Instead of considering the negative, let’s appreciate one of the positives of this era of baseball. Since baseball analysis has changed so much such generations past, many important players could have and did go overlooked during their era of play for a variety of reasons.