There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring
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@rosborn27_psn said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
@bsmith4263_psn said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
It’s Devers
I have like 40 of him as I agree. Not sure why he hasn’t been upgraded yet.
Because his defense is horrendous. That's what's keeping his overall down, same with JD Martinez and Nelson Cruz. Those 2 will always remain gold cards despite their elite hitting solely based on their defense.
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I get it but he actually plays 3B vs DH so he shouldn’t be rated like guys who hardly play the field. But otherwise completely agree his defense holds him back and since SDS typically doesn’t upgrade defense he’s kinda stuck.
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Are you expecting Marcus Semien to go Diamond?
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He also can't hit LHP. His splits are terrible
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Hes talking about Teoscar
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It is for sure Teoscar. He was a 84 last year and is having a pretty good season this year but I still don’t know if he’ll go up this time but maybe next time
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I would say Freddy Peralta but don't think he has enough room to grow. Zack Wheeler has a chance because of his k/9
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It’s probably lance Lynn or jack flaherty. Both of them were diamonds last year, so they’re already on the radar.
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Alex Verdugo
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Brad Hand
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@jcassaro44_psn said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
Brad Hand
...is currently a silver. Do they do double upgrades?
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@ChuckCLC_PSN, @rosborn27_PSN, @raesONE_PSN, @bsmith4263_PSN, @samguenther1987, @Bozzman0109_PSN
I'm about to post my next hint.
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Mark Melancon, if he continues his pace & Lance Lynn.
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@hikes83_psn said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
Hes talking about Teoscar
Ding ding ding! We have a winner.
I'll explain why I think he's easy money to go diamond in my next post.
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@bodamescapeplan said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
@hikes83_psn said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
Hes talking about Teoscar
Ding ding ding! We have a winner.
I'll explain why I think he's easy money to go diamond in my next post.
His fielding could get a major boost from what he's been doing lately. That throw from Left Field to home plate the other day to get Myles Straw was a thing of beauty. He doesn't get enough credit.
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@bodamescapeplan said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
@hikes83_psn said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
Hes talking about Teoscar
Ding ding ding! We have a winner.
I'll explain why I think he's easy money to go diamond in my next post.
I don't see him going diamond. Personally, I think his BB/SO ratio is too low. That tells me he doesn't have a good eye and swings at bad pitches. He also has a .383 average with balls put in play...that shows he's getting some lucky hits. On top of that, his D/range is average.
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Alright, so @Hikes83_PSN and @CoThreat_PSN figured it out. The player I was referring to is Teoscar Hernandez of the Toronto Blue Jays.
The way I see it... he's sitting at an 83 overall as of the last update and yesterday (6/6/2021) showed just how easy he could go diamond as his Inside Edge rating was at 5 stars and through a boost of +11 (or maybe it was 13) to both his contact and power to one side, it brought him all the way up to an 87 overall!
Now, if you look at his current set of attributes here, I'd like to point out two attributes that should see a healthy boost before too long: Contact vs. LHP and Clutch. His numbers versus lefties have been phenomenal as he's got a line of .419/.471/.839 with an OPS of 1.309. I would say that, at the very least, he should see his contact versus LHPs creep into the low-to-mid 80s. So you're probably wondering how viable a boost to Teoscar's Clutch rating would be but I implore you to take a look at his hitting numbers in just the ninth inning this season -- what he is doing is crazy, albeit in a small sample size. He's got five hits, two homeruns in six at-bats in just the ninth inning. He's been the very definition of "clutch." You could also point to his four steals and say that he deserves an upgrade to his 18 Stealing rating, too -- and finally, as someone else mentioned in this topic earlier, he had an incredible defensive play against the Astros and has had a pretty good season out in the field.
Honestly, with the season he was having last year coupled with what he's done to this point, it's tough to argue against Teoscar getting the boost to diamond in the near future. I mean, I remember almost everyone was investing in him towards the end of the 2020 season and he was considered a "lock" until he got hurt and missed some time which, of course, SDS doesn't upgrade players who go on the IL more often than not. And quite frankly, last I checked, he was sitting at 2,000 Stubs (Buy Now) and 1,500 Stubs (Sell Now) -- so we're talking 3.5K per card if it pans out.
Ultimately, it's up to you. But I've been doing this for a long time now, and I've had a lot of success the last three years. I've got 105 copies myself that I picked up for 1,100 Stubs a piece so I've got stake in this one. But mainly, I thought this would be a fun exercise and -- who knows -- maybe it'll help you out and that's all I could ask for.
Thanks guys!
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This thread makes me want to eat all the leftover dead bodies in my freezer.
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@schnauzerface said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
This thread makes me want to eat all the leftover dead bodies in my freezer.
Care to elaborate?
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@bodamescapeplan said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
@schnauzerface said in There is a player that has a good chance of going diamond that you're ignoring:
This thread makes me want to eat all the leftover dead bodies in my freezer.
Care to elaborate?
1.) Why would you make people play a guessing game for like 14 hours? My goodness. Give a clue or just tell us.
2.) I am so hungry that I would even be willing to eat my prized trophies.
