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by llimllib 4126 days ago
The overweight players are overweight for the same reason that (American) football linemen are: it's useful for their skill.

One of the reasons that Prince Fielder can hit as many home runs as he does is that he has a lot of mass; it's also one reason that steroids were effective. Not (just) for strength, but the more mass you have to swing into the ball, the farther it will go.