Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?
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Typically, late June early July is when they stop debuting new Legends. Every once in a while you'll get a "this is the last new legend for this year" notice but not always.
Clemente's a pretty big get and I'd expect he'd be one they'd want to debut as part of a pre-launch marketing push, not just a random "Hey, here's another guy!" (Michael Young last year, Dennis Martinez this year being prime examples)
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What would be VERY interesting, is IF they made it a Finest Card from previous seasons (like they did with the Monthly Awards this year). We already have Jose Ramirez from last year.....this way they could do a finest theme, and also current year finest separate....
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I feel like it’s going to be current players with juiced cards. Players unlikely to get a Finest, like Javy Baez.
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@Bob_Loblaw1984 said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
I feel like it’s going to be current players with juiced cards. Players unlikely to get a Finest, like Javy Baez.
Like Javy's Finest Card from last year....
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@ebbets1957 said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
@Bob_Loblaw1984 said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
I feel like it’s going to be current players with juiced cards. Players unlikely to get a Finest, like Javy Baez.
Like Javy's Finest Card from last year....
He’s had a bad year.
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I agree, that with HL packs coming to a close today, you would think Finest would be the next wave of packs here in a few weeks. It makes sense that they will need to continue marketing new packs moving into Fall.
I also agree that since TA 1=3 have all been sets, that stage 4 would be as well, and Finest make the most sense in that aspect, however many would be inferior to TA 3 cards.
If SDS wants to blow everyone's hair back, then they release the best of various sets for that team as mentioned, there's still enough available cards to do so and peppering in some FS series cards with teams who have weak MLB players and strong farm, would be a good idea. I hope SDS blows us away. -
One other thing to keep in mind, is that there are still PLENTY of top prospects without Future Stars Cards......If they stick to a theme, and great 97-99 Cards for TA4, this could be a possibility too......
Yankees- Jasson Dominguez FS
Blue Jays - Nate Pearson FS
Orioles - Adley Ruschman FS
Red Sox- Jeter Downs FS
Rays - Wander Franco FSIndians - Tyler Freeman FS
White Sox - Michael Kopech FS
Twins - Trevor Larnach OF
Tigers - Spencer Torkelson FS
Royals - Bobby Witt Jr FSAngels - Jordyn Adams FS
A's - A.J. Puk FS
Mariners - Jarred Kelenic FS
Astros - Cristian Javier FS
Rangers - Sam Huff FS CMarlins - JJ Bleday FS
Braves - Drew Waters FS
Phillies - Bryson Stott FS
Mets - Brett Baty FS
Nats- Jackson Rutledge FSCubs - Brailyn Marquez FS
Cardinals - Matthew Liberatore FS
Brewers - Garrett Mitchell FS
Reds - Hunter Greene or Jonathan India FS
Pirates - Oneil Cruz FSDodgers - Gavin Lux FS
Giants - Marco Luciano FS
Padres - CJ Abrams FS
Rockies - Brendan Rogers FS
D'Backs - Kristian Robinson FS -
@arvcpa said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
Pirates - what about Roberto Clemente? Has SDS done that in the past? This is my first year in DD, so I have no idea.
I don’t think they own the rights for Clemente, unfortunately. Would love to see him in the game.
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It should be a Prime/Sig/Awards of a current player. Finest will come later, Rockies should get a Daniel Bard or Kyle Freeland.
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I think a Prime Wade Davis Royals card would be awesome.
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@BaseballWithBat5 said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
I think a Prime Wade Davis Royals card would be awesome.
Wade Davis would be a great one over even Hosmer....I agree
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@ebbets1957 said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
Everyone keeps saying they think TA Stage 4 will be finest.....but seems to me that the final stage cards will all be super high level 98-99 cards, and generally, Finest is usually released as packs and would seem like SDS would be missing a chance too sell stuff by making TA4 Finest. What if TA4 is not Finest, and is a mix of Awards, SS and Future Stars from each franchise, and looked something like this....(trying to use players/cards already in the game....but not the super cards like Chipper, Albert, Griffey, Gehrig, Morgan, etc, who are likely still bosses or WS Rewards)...just speculating here......
Yankees- SS Goose Gossage
Blue Jays - Nate Pearson FS
Orioles - Adley Ruschman FS
Red Sox- Awards Mookie Betts
Rays - Wander Franco FSIndians - Prime Francisco Lindor
White Sox - Michael Kopech FS
Twins - SS Bert Blyleven (Not sure if he's in game this year though)
Tigers - SS Miggy Cabrera
Royals - Prime Eric HosmerAngels - Prime Troy Percival
A's - Awards Dennis Eckersley
Mariners - SS Edgar Martinez
Astros - Awards Alex Bregman
Rangers - Sam Huff FS CMarlins - JJ Bleday FS
Braves - Prime Freddie Freeman
Phillies - Awards Steve Bedrosian (1987)
Mets - Awards Jacob Degrom
Nats- Prime Trea TurnerCubs - Ferguson Jenkins SS
Cardinals - Jim Edmonds Prime
Brewers - Prime Dan Plesac 1989
Reds - Awards Johnny Bench
Pirates - Prime Willie StargellDodgers - Gavin Lux FS
Giants - SS Willie McCovey
Padres - CJ Abrams FS
Rockies - Awards Nolan Arenado
D'Backs - SS Paul GoldschmidtFeel free to offer you suggestions on others : ) I hope though its something like this and not Finest......
Even in his prime, Hosmer wasn't a 98-99. I originally thought 4th was going to be Brett. Since Brett was 3, I am going with a 96-99 Bobby Witt Jr. I think 4th will be future fotf.
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Do you think that they tier it like stage 1? Have those FS cards from one of the lists above about halfway, and then the final TA award at the end? That would be amazing and get a lot of cards into the game.
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Some one mentioned Post Season Cards. What if they had a Post Season Hero Theme for 98-99 Cards. Could look something like this??? I could not figure out a White Sox player though.....
Yankees- Reggie Jackson 1977 PS
Blue Jays - Joe Carter 1993 PS
Orioles - Eddie Murray 1983 PS
Red Sox- David Price 2018 PS
Rays - Yandy Diaz 2019 PSIndians - Andrew Miller 2016 PS
White Sox -
Twins - Jack Morris 1990 WS
Tigers - Miggy Cabrera 2012 PS
Royals - Wade Davis 2015 PSAngels - Troy Percival PS 2002
A's - Rollie Fingers 1974 PS
Mariners - John Olerud, 2000 PS
Astros - Justin Verlander 2017 PS
Rangers - Ian Kinsler 2011 PSMarlins - Juan Pierre 2003 WS
Braves - Tom Glavine 1995 PS
Phillies - Cole Hamels 2008 WS
Mets -Daniel Murphy 2015 Post Season
Nats- Stephen Strasburg 2019 WSCubs - Ben Zobrist 2016 WS
Cardinals - Bob Gibson 1968 WS
Brewers - Ryan Braun 2011 ALDS
Reds - Johnny Bench 1975 WS
Pirates - Willie Stargell 1979 WSDodgers - Kenley Jansen 2017 PS
Giants - Hunter Pence 2014 PS
Padres - Steve Garvey 1984 PS (he was in game a few years ago)
Rockies -Carlos Gonzalez 2009 NLDS PS
D'Backs - Steve Finley 2001 WS -
Honestly make them awards cards... Plenty of legends and current players who could be on every team.
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@ebbets1957 something I thought about, don’t think it will actually happen, but what do you think about then making the individual players league cards part of TA stage 4. They are all 99s, and yes some of these cards are pretty op but each team has one of these cards. Maybe they won’t be the ultimate end card for the program, honestly think it will be a new card series like finest of the franchise since each TA award has been a new series (future stars is completely different from years past so I put these years cards as pretty much a new series). But curious if at the end of the cycle of this years game they make the players league cards available (possibly even a choice pack)
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@CCCStunna30 said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
@ebbets1957 something I thought about, don’t think it will actually happen, but what do you think about then making the individual players league cards part of TA stage 4. They are all 99s, and yes some of these cards are pretty op but each team has one of these cards. Maybe they won’t be the ultimate end card for the program, honestly think it will be a new card series like finest of the franchise since each TA award has been a new series (future stars is completely different from years past so I put these years cards as pretty much a new series). But curious if at the end of the cycle of this years game they make the players league cards available (possibly even a choice pack)
Interesting idea. A 99 Gallo!! Oh my.......
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I’m not sold on the idea that they are going to use 1 uniformed type of card. Personally I think they do a mix of awards, prime, and signature that will all be 99’s. I think they are all going to 99’s and hope that they don’t have 30 more future stars yet to be released. It may just be me but I’ve watched enough baseball to know that future stars turn into future busts at least 50% of the time and I would guess maybe a total of 3 top prospects right now will ever develop fully into a guy that deserves a 99 card based on their actual production. I would much rather play with juiced card versions of stars and legends than a grip of guys who have cards juiced up to their full overhyped potential. Also I don’t thinkAwards series Kris Bryant or Matt Chapman should look like scrubs compared to some “future star” third baseman given winning MVP or Platinum glove is probably the pinnacle of any third baseman’s career anyways there’s not really much room to be 2 points better overall
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@Redd666ish said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
I’m not sold on the idea that they are going to use 1 uniformed type of card. Personally I think they do a mix of awards, prime, and signature that will all be 99’s. I think they are all going to 99’s and hope that they don’t have 30 more future stars yet to be released. It may just be me but I’ve watched enough baseball to know that future stars turn into future busts at least 50% of the time and I would guess maybe a total of 3 top prospects right now will ever develop fully into a guy that deserves a 99 card based on their actual production. I would much rather play with juiced card versions of stars and legends than a grip of guys who have cards juiced up to their full overhyped potential. Also I don’t thinkAwards series Kris Bryant or Matt Chapman should look like scrubs compared to some “future star” third baseman given winning MVP or Platinum glove is probably the pinnacle of any third baseman’s career anyways there’s not really much room to be 2 points better overall
To the first part, they have kept the first 3 stages as a uniform set so I dont Think they would break that pattern for the last stage, but as this is the first year of this format for TA, it can be anything so who knows.
To the second part about the future stars, who cares! SDS spent a lot of time and money to get the rights to the minor leagues to make the game better so I have no problem with them adding new great cards to the game, their showing off the fruits of their labor. And honestly it’s probably good for the game of baseball as a whole because it’s a way to learn about players no one has ever heard of. Would you rather have the exact same players every single year? If they didn’t include prospects the content would of been almost copy and paste from last year with a few new legends. Would you prefer 6 different versions of Kris Bryant like they did with smoltz this year? It’s a fantasy game, don’t use the card if you don’t want to. The ultimate fantasy so far in this game is allowing walter Johnson to throw 102, so if that’s in the game I have no problem with a top prospect getting a fantasy card of his potential
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@CCCStunna30 said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
@Redd666ish said in Team Affinity Stage 4 thoughts?:
I’m not sold on the idea that they are going to use 1 uniformed type of card. Personally I think they do a mix of awards, prime, and signature that will all be 99’s. I think they are all going to 99’s and hope that they don’t have 30 more future stars yet to be released. It may just be me but I’ve watched enough baseball to know that future stars turn into future busts at least 50% of the time and I would guess maybe a total of 3 top prospects right now will ever develop fully into a guy that deserves a 99 card based on their actual production. I would much rather play with juiced card versions of stars and legends than a grip of guys who have cards juiced up to their full overhyped potential. Also I don’t thinkAwards series Kris Bryant or Matt Chapman should look like scrubs compared to some “future star” third baseman given winning MVP or Platinum glove is probably the pinnacle of any third baseman’s career anyways there’s not really much room to be 2 points better overall
To the first part, they have kept the first 3 stages as a uniform set so I dont Think they would break that pattern for the last stage, but as this is the first year of this format for TA, it can be anything so who knows.
To the second part about the future stars, who cares! SDS spent a lot of time and money to get the rights to the minor leagues to make the game better so I have no problem with them adding new great cards to the game, their showing off the fruits of their labor. And honestly it’s probably good for the game of baseball as a whole because it’s a way to learn about players no one has ever heard of. Would you rather have the exact same players every single year? If they didn’t include prospects the content would of been almost copy and paste from last year with a few new legends. Would you prefer 6 different versions of Kris Bryant like they did with smoltz this year? It’s a fantasy game, don’t use the card if you don’t want to. The ultimate fantasy so far in this game is allowing walter Johnson to throw 102, so if that’s in the game I have no problem with a top prospect getting a fantasy card of his potential
I get it some of the cards are fun to play with and that all the cards are juiced versions including the current stars and legends. Personally I like the prospects having usable diamonds I just think the awards cards should be the most juiced up 99’s. I don’t need to see a 99 future star card from each team just So it fits in the pattern of having a unformed set. Last year the final affinity rewards were a mix of different types it’s not an abstract thought even if you think there is no chance they do something the do something with the upcoming content that hasn’t already been done