The Baseball is JUICED!

[Mini Me]

You are incorrect about high school pitchers.

You don't see many aces today because teams went with a 5 man rotation,
and; insisting the pitch counts don't go over 100 to a starter,
AND; Add the fact that every team has relievers that routinely throw 95 MPH or higher!

Virtually all major league players acknowledge that pitching has been watered down through expansion. That's why an ace pitcher is such a rare and valuable commodity.

[Captdon]

Pitching has become watered down. That's all.

There were few 90 mph pitchers when I grew up. Most of them can do that now. Today, a power hitter can out any pitch away. Imagine a 180 pound Mickey Mantle today. It home run or bust today.

[Captdon]

When we were kids we played with some pretty beat-up balls all the time, some of us still do...

Umm.

[Cotton1]

When we were kids we played with some pretty beat-up balls all the time, some of us still do...

Mine have seen better days, for sure.

[Tahuyaman]

The ball isn't juiced. Hitters are getting after mediocre pitching more and more.

[donttread]

Record numbers of home runs are being hit!
But why? The science behind the ball traveling further:

Chicks dig big scars and the LONG BALL!
The Oakland A's had a game in which 10(TEN) dingers were hit! OMG!

We X-Rayed Some MLB Baseballs. Here’s What We Found.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/juiced-baseballs/

In the 90's when some thought the same it was the players who were juiced. It was also painfully obvious though.