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Pluto's "Curse of Rocky Colavito"
https://www.amazon.com/Curse-Rocky-Colavito-Loving-Thirty-Year/dp/1598510355
is also a good one on the down years (decades). Sounds like it would be a good companion with the Torry book.
Clicking through wiki after reading the Torry link, I guess I knew this story but must have suppressed it,
"In 1949, Larry Doby also recommended Greenberg scout three players Doby used to play with in the Negro leagues: Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Willie Mays. The next offseason Doby asked what Indians' scouts said about his recommendations. Said Greenberg, "Our guys checked 'em out and their reports were not good. They said that Aaron has a hitch in his swing and will never hit good pitching. Banks is too slow and didn't have enough range [at shortstop], and Mays can't hit a curveball."
Hey -- it worked with the Indians and Rocky Colavito.