Tony Gwynn lack of power in ‘22
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One difference I’ve noted between MLB 21 and MLB 22 is the lack of power of the Tony Gwynn card. Last year Tony hit a bunch of home runs for me. This year I think it’s only been one. Granted, he still is my go-to lead off hitter and I can count on him pretty much to get a base hit almost every time. But the lack of power this year is missed.
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The 93 card from last year did have more power. mid 40's instead of mid 30's. The 99 card last year had power in the upper 60's.
They did not just recycle last years 93 card.
In comparing the 93 card from last year and the 93 card this year it looks like they improved his fielding stats and significantly increased his speed (+16), base stealing (+54) and BR AGG (+51) which allowed them to reduce his Contact, Power, and Clutch numbers.
The two 93 cards are different series cards and were from different years though so that probably justifies it.
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I hadn't compared the two as directly as you did, so thanks for that. I hadn't noticed the fielding difference, though. For me, Gwynn has always gotten to the ball quickly.
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Tony Gwynn's card has a lack of power because he had no power compared to the average outfielder of his day. I am not saying he was weak, but he played 20 years and had 135 home runs, with a career best of 17 for a season. Anyone expecting anything over 50 is going to be disappointed.
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@darkblue1876_psn said in Tony Gwynn lack of power in ‘22:
Tony Gwynn's card has a lack of power because he had no power compared to the average outfielder of his day. I am not saying he was weak, but he played 20 years and had 135 home runs, with a career best of 17 for a season. Anyone expecting anything over 50 is going to be disappointed.
Good point. Tony was never expected to hit dingers. It was nice when he did, though. I don't live in SD, but I did get to see him once at Jack Murphy and he, of course, got a hit.
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