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Hard to get a read on Clemente's swing from the grainy black-and-white, but I see what you mean. Compact and sudden, for sure. I think one point of comparison, the body type, is throwing me off a little. Clemente was just an inch taller, but carried 30 fewer pounds. Sprinter versus... whatever the Beltre, Cano, Segura body type is. Solidly built infielder, I guess.

Also, side note MAN OH MAN Clemente had a career. One of those guys whose B-ref page looks half made up. 12 time Allstar, 11 Gold Gloves, MVP votes in 11 season, 5 seasons hitting +.340 (and another at .339). The man was basically Ichiro, plus some PWR and minus a little HIT, and he did that for 18 years. Wow.

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