The difference is that Latin-Americans aren't necessarily much more or less likely to be playing any specific position or positions. There was a time when banning Latin Americans would have had almost no impact at any position except shortstop, but that's obviously changed over the years.
>>>The difference is that Latin-Americans aren't necessarily much more or less likely to be playing any specific position or positions. There was a time when banning Latin Americans would have had almost no impact at any position except shortstop, but that's obviously changed over the years.
But the overall talent pool drops because people are restricted. Isn't that the argument folks around here make about colleges setting quotas for admissions. Some less dersrving minority is taking the place of a deserving White, thus bringing the total pool down. Back in the days of segregated baseball, owners limiting the pool of available players likely offered pitching jobs to Whites that would have gone to Blacks if a free market were allowed to exist. The overall pitching talent pool was lower under segregation that it would have been under a free market. Hitters were the beneficiary.