This thread continues to go nowhere fast. If I am soaking up what many are spilling, I get the sense that people's belief that we're on the verge of a 2-way player sea change is supported by very little hard data and largely sourced by the gut and a desire to see it happen.
I see pitching reaching for higher and higher velos AND getting them. I see hitting reaching for more and more long balls AND getting them. These are known trends that no one denies. So for any sort of 2-way revolution to happen, these kids will basically need to throw 100+ and hit 30+ HRs consistently, right? Yes, I am exaggerating some here, but the trajectory points in this direction. Sure, I think most would agree that seeing more 2-ways would be cool. But reality and data argue that we'll continue to see a few aberrations here and there and that's it.
This is a thread we can time capsule for 3-4 years then circle back to. Then whomever ends up being right, can do their "I told you so" dances.