There are a few typical career arcs for major league players.
Standard: Arrives in the big leagues with raw talent, struggles at first but then reaches his potential in his mid-to-late 20s before starting that slow downward regression that we all have to face eventually.
Supernova: Great right from the beginning, followed by that same regression, often ea…
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