I think to answer the question on if Babe Ruth would have a phenomenal career in todays MLB, you would also need to look at the pitching between his era and our current league. I don't know enough to be able to give a good answer to this, but I do know that Babe in the 20s still had to deal with a spitball which I bet any current MLB player would have difficulty hitting. The spitball was banned in 1920 but we all know it had continued usage in additional to other doctored balls.
Also, look at complete games pitched during the dead ball/beginning of live ball era. Those pitching records are considered unbreakable. Someone pointed out Walter Johnson barely broke 90 mph, but he would throw consistent complete games, and get over 30 wins a season, both unheard of today. The pitchers might not have throw faster than todays MLB pitchers, but I think its safe to say batters facing elite pitchers in the 1920s dealt with their own unique challenges.
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