Understood—I would like to see a lot more detailed analysis on this topic. You make good arguments.
Hitting a baseball is uniquely difficult—many small players have become great home run hitters over the years and there are a lot of big brutes that never make it to the majors because they can’t hit a curve ball or slider.
Baseball has been trying hard to sweep this issue under the rug—when transparency and serious study is where they should have gone.
Look, Bonds, Sosa and Mac could always hit the ball. That isn’t in question. But what is in question is, were they always that prolific? The answer is no. When you are a HR hitter, it is a question of squaring up the ball. Don’t square it up and unless you are uber strong, it will not carry.