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Doc, I actually don't agree that a AAA all-star team would be competitive in any league.
Eh? You mean a 2009 selection of say Strasburg, Heyward, Posey, Montero, Feliz, Ackley, Smoak, et al might still flunk out in 2011-12 because some of those players will be no good?
NONE of the NPB star position players had adjustments season either than Hideki Matsui in his rookie season.
And even Godzilla had a 109 OPS+ in his "adjustment."
This is a factor I've never seen brought up on the internet: the super-high REL and fast-or-instant adjustments for NPB stars.
Which, in fairness, might also imply that NPB is slightly overperforming in the WBC, correct?