Good discussion. When I think of Spahn I also think of Steve Carlton, another excellent lefty who has undervalued (in my view) cards. But of course Carlton was sometimes known for a difficult personality, which is totally not true with Spahn, so that is out. I do think the market does play a role, but I also think that Spahn played in an era where the true superstars were all offensive players (Mantle, Mays, Williams, AAron, Clemente etc.) Besides Spahn, the best pitchers were guys like Robin Roberts, Billy Pierce and other really great though not superstar personality pitchers.
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