Left-handed relief
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So, who do you guys like to use? I give credit to SDS for giving us more LH relievers this year to choose from but I was wondering which ones you guys like the best? I like to have 3 in my pen. I usually use Wagner, LS Aroldis and either Doolittle diamond or Hader with IE. Also have Plesac, Topps Now Amir Garrett, even golds Taylor Rogers and Will Smith with IE arent bad.
Which do you guys like? Are the market cards like the new TN Tyler Alexander, 85 Alvarado, 95 Jake McGee, 93 Britton, 91 Miller or Sig Franco worth picking up/better than what I have? I know the sig Chapman is considered a beast, just not sure I want to spend that much when I already have his LS, which is good, especially with IE.
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I have sig Franco, Britton, and Sig Chapman. They are all elite for me. I use Franco either after a hard throwing starter, or before Chapman. The speed differential really throws people off. I have alot of stubs invested into my bullpen, but to me, its worth it.
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I also like 3 in the pen. I like all the guys you mentioned. I picked up Alvarado for a little while but with Wagner and LS Chapman, I actually preferred gold Will Smith or LS Hader as a change of pace. Haven't used any of the others but the Franco card is one i'd like to try.
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Jake McGee. Thank me later. Dude is NAILS. Even with a three pitch mix, his delivery is easy to control
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Isn’t one of the new Topps Now cards a LH reliever...anyone try him?
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Anyone else. Get rocked with hader? I do bad
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LS Chapman (I might buy the sig series if the price drops a hair), Franco, and Wagner. Franco is slept on. Fun card.
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@Mis_Ter_Bulldops said in Left-handed relief:
Anyone else. Get rocked with hader? I do bad
I do most of the time I prefer Chapman, Alvarado And once in a while Doolittle
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Sig chapman>Billy wags>Mcgee>Franco>Britton
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Chapman, Doolittle, My Adam Cimber super-powered Cap.
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Franco Wagner Chapman and Britton, those are the only ones I trust enough for my ranked team
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Franco is by far my favorite. Great pitch mix. And can get both lefties and righties out.
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@Trevor-Story said in Left-handed relief:
Chapman, Doolittle, My Adam Cimber super-powered Cap.
Never thought about a CAP. Is it a grind to get them to diamond level? Is there a good lefthander in history that isn’t in the game and I can groom my cap to be like him? Can’t think of any off top of my head. I don’t like using just generic cap guys. Would rather have it customized to be like a real player.
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Besides sig Chapman, sounds like I need to try sig Franco and maybe that McGee. I’ve always liked the diamond Britton cards in the past too. Haven’t tried this one.
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Ive had some success with Amir Garrett - Players Tournament Edition. Hes free, i think, so its another guy to try if your auditioning....
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I agree with Franco being money. But even more so, imo the best left handed reliever is 75 Silver Zach Britton. Except that when I started with him, he was a Bronze level card and has pitched for me mostly on All-Star Level, and some HOF up to CS Division.
In 87 RS games, he has 78.1 IP, 4-1 W-L, 9 SV, 27 HLD, ZERO BLOWN SAVES, 122 K's sporting a 0.92 ERA, the lowest in my entire bullpen.
I even tried using his 93 Diamond card but wasn't impressed with his 2.84 ERA in 16 games, 12.2 IP, a small sample size, but still.
His silver card has good slider and splitter and the speed differential between those two pitches and his sinker allows his sinker to sneak by the hitters often with a swing and a miss. The card posts his sinker at 95 MPH, but feels like it's coming in much faster.
If you need to fill in a lefty spot in your bullpen, I would highly recommend for you to at least give him a try out.
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I use 97 Chapman, 95 McGee and 94 Wagner. My ERA w Wagner is BADD! I've never made a CAP but if I do it will be a LHRP!
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I don't play RS very much but i usually roll with Wagner and Alvardo and then the occasional use of Plesac. I have Alexander but have yet to use him
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