The reality is those players didn't play in MLB. No fault of their own, but they didn't.
But certainly the direct fault of others.
I don't like the way that it was, but it was, you can't change the past.
That's the typical response when people try to claim a wrong can't be righted. The same thought process when people say "Move on there's nothing we can do now" so we remain stagnant and never move forward.
I this case something was done to help right that wrong and maybe it's time everyone move forward from there.