Some would argue that engaging in an exercise to build MLB's perfect hitter is an effort in futility, for such a player already exists. But sadly, Bartolo Colon did not make the cut as a potential donor for our trip into Dr. Frankenstein-like madness.
Cue the creepy music—or Edgar Winter—whatever floats your boat.
As we patiently wait for the Hot Stove League to heat up again, and with pitchers and catchers still about a month away from reporting to spring training, there's no better time to try and construct the perfect hitter.
The attributes that go into making a perfect hitter are certainly subjective, but we'll focus on five specific categories: batting eye, bat speed, durability, power and swing.
As you'd imagine, there were more than a few excellent choices to pick from in each category, and you could certainly build an impressive hitter with different elements from players we opted not to dissect.
But we'd put our monster masher up against your unholy creation any day of the week—and twice on game day.
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