They have to do something with the Captains.
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I like how they work but at this point, there are very few, if any of the original 60 captains (hitter & pitcher for each team) that are good enough to be in anyone's starting lineup.
With the pitchers it's not a huge deal since you can make one your 5th starter and depending on what/how you play never pitch him. And it would be ok, but not ideal, if you could have your hitter captain on the bench but that doesn't count, he has to be in the starting lineup. If you are getting the max. bonus that's quite significant to lose that.
I know a few/some new, much higher OVR captains have been introduced in the past week or so but there needs to be some sort of overhaul much quicker. At least allowing to put a hitter captain on the bench would help and certainly be something that could be set up quickly and easily.
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@Born2beWild007_PSN It’s clear to me that they don’t want captains to work. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were gone next year. This years captain are a laughable failure.
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Madden, as much as I hate to say it, has this pretty well sorted out with team chemistries. Then it doesn’t matter if the new Sheffield is a Yankee card, you could still change his chemistry. That makes theme teams in Madden viable, these captains? If I’m not grinding for TA on a team (and I have 26/30 Finest vouchers so I’m not doing much of that since they have apparently abandoned TA), I don’t use them.
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Yes, I play Madden and that works and Chemistry is and has been a very prominent theme in FC 25 (formerly called FIFA) forever and it works great. I would love to see them switch to that. -
@Born2beWild007_PSN They should have scaled the other captains up with the new ones. The jolts should be 96’s just like the newest ones.
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Well it's pretty stupid that at this point I have 10 Yankees hitters better than Ruth (who is also a terrible fielder and can't run) who is the only hitter captain and I have to play him. At least if I could put him on the bench it would help even if it becomes a wasted bench spot.
As someone just said chemistry would be much better. He was also a good addition at the start of the game but now has no use. And I'm sure most other people are running into this on their teams as well.
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Yeah, that works. There seems to be various solutions and hopefully they do something and very soon.
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I use Bobby Grich Angels Captain, i like him , great defense, decent bat . I double up the boost with Ben Joyce .
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Yes, ALL the captains were good and useful at the start of the game and for quite a long time. But now people are running into the problem of having better players at that position but can't afford to replace him. Or, even put him on the bench since doing that negates the bonus.
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@Born2beWild007_PSN You can have a pitcher operate as a captain and never use him. They still occupy a valuable spot. It should be the same on the bench for position players. The glitch last year made it so much better. They should have just implemented that change.
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yeah I mentioned that in my original post...can stick the pitcher in as your 5th starter and never use him and there is no reason you shouldn't be able to put your hitter on the bench although that is a waste of a more valuable spot then the 5th SP.
I have a feeling this isn't an issue for very many except the Yankees fans with loaded teams lol. 85 Ruth as the captain and now about 15th on the hitters depth chart lol. Plus he can't field or run.
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@Born2beWild007_PSN Ruth was probably the best position player from that series too.
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I use Luis Gil tier 3 on my end of season all switch hitter team. Gives arm strength and power to Dominguez, Bernie, Mickey, and Posada. And to me he’s the best catcher with 89 arm can throw out 99 speed guys and very rewarding.
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And now not good enough for a Yankees team. Obviously way too many great Yankees cards being released.
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@Born2beWild007_PSN Sure, but even with him it’s far and away the best theme team.
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Yes, not nearly as many diamond Yankees pitchers as hitters. I still use Gill. The Max Fried AS card is also a Yankees pitching captain option now and has slightly different bonuses unless they changed everything? Mine are all now a bonus of 6 in all categories on tier 3. Either they changed it or Fried gives a bigger bonus.
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Of course it is. I just made a comment to MrNintendo's reply about the pitchers. Max Fried's AS card is also a NY captain. Have they changed it all or is Fried giving a bigger bonus? With him, all the bonus categories on tier 3 are 6. Plus a couple of the bonus attributes are different now.
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@Born2beWild007_PSN Lots of relievers and good ones compared to most teams.
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@Born2beWild007_PSN Same boost I believe.
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Mine are now batting clutch instead of Arm strength and H/9 instead of K/9, the rest the same and everything is a bonus of 6 when all were 5 with Gil. That's with the Fried card you got with the team affinity AS voucher. He's a 95 OVR
