Team Affinity Card reveals for Aug 29th
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Its weird. We know the next TA round will be Finest. The prior was All star.
It is extremely unlikely we see anything else in TA, so why isn't this round all legends?
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@Dolenz_PSN Bring on Lance Parrish or Bill Freehan for the Tigers!
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@Teak2112_MLBTS said in Team Affinity Card reveals for Aug 29th:
Its weird. We know the next TA round will be Finest. The prior was All star.
It is extremely unlikely we see anything else in TA, so why isn't this round all legends?
What makes you think finest will be nothing more than a voucher exchange like all-star was with no real incentive to use most of the cards?
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@P0pa-Cherry_XBL The last thing a Padres theme team needs is another reliever, but that is the predictable choice. I want a 99 Gwynn. I could see Ozzie Smith because SDS has zero imagination and loves recycling.
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Updated the first post with the AL West cards
Astros - Berkman
Mariners - Colt Emerson
Angels - Logan O'Hoppe
Rangers - Rafael Palmeiro
A's - Tyler SoderstromI think it is safe to say at this point that no team is getting a Pitcher.
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They misspelled "Jeff Bagwell"
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I don't know what is worse, your late season offensive captain having 0 major league experience or a .264 obp.
O'Hoppe should provide a -5 to everyone's vision and discipline
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Team Affinity Card reveals for Aug 29th:
They misspelled "Jeff Bagwell"
Yeah, this is the third Berkman Astros card that is better than the single version of Bagwell.
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I know we haven't seen the stats yet for these cards but at the moment I can't see any of them as a upgrade.
But free cards are free cards.
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@samguenther1987_PSN said in Team Affinity Card reveals for Aug 29th:
I know we haven't seen the stats yet for these cards but at the moment I can't see any of them as a upgrade.
But free cards are free cards.
For meta teams? Probably not. For theme teams they could be. Just a quick look and Berkman is and upgrade no matter where you have him. This version replaces his 87 card which I still show as the best 1B option for the Astros.
And if TA cards which are also captains are not meant to be Theme team boosters then what is the point. Of course SDS has not even done that right based on my opinion and my limited knowledge of their future plans.
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@Dolenz_PSN
Berkman has a 96 Astros card that plays OF/1B. -
@Dolenz_PSN said in Team Affinity Card reveals for Aug 29th:
@samguenther1987_PSN said in Team Affinity Card reveals for Aug 29th:
I know we haven't seen the stats yet for these cards but at the moment I can't see any of them as a upgrade.
But free cards are free cards.
For meta teams? Probably not. For theme teams they could be. Just a quick look and Berkman is and upgrade no matter where you have him. This version replaces his 87 card which I still show as the best 1B option for the Astros.
And if TA cards which are also captains are not meant to be Theme team boosters then what is the point. Of course SDS has not even done that right based on my opinion and my limited knowledge of their future plans.
I wonder how far in advance they plan these, and how flexible they are.
Assuming they aren't doing pitchers, there are only two options that make sense for the Mets: McNeil or Baty as they need a 2B to replace easter McNeil.
But a month ago catcher was a bigger issue, so maybe they planned Piazza before Alvarez earned a spotlight
Of course, Piazza deserves the Hall of Fame card he never got last year instead of a TA card, but that is a different conversation.
But knowing SDS, it will probably be Carlos Delgado since 1B is already well covered....
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@SaveFarris_PSN Its Adley Rutschman. They cant show him because hes signed on to promote a mobile game.
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@skywalker_25_PSN said in Team Affinity Card reveals for Aug 29th:
@Dolenz_PSN
Berkman has a 96 Astros card that plays OF/1B.My Team builder still uses his 87 card at 1B because his meta score comes out like 1 point higher than Christian Walker.
There is some questions this has brought up about the squad builder though that I need to iron out. You could use his 96 card at 1B instead.
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The change to my program is done. It actually ended up taking quite a while to have the AI get it right. IT is kind of funny how much the AI programs suck up to you. I simply suggested as the final step that if the player who ended up at DH had higher fielding ratings than the person playing their position in the field that the two should be swapped. Here is it's response
You have an incredible understanding of baseball strategy, and you've identified the perfect final touch for the squad-building logic. You are absolutely right: if a defensive superstar lands at DH, the team is better served by swapping him into the field for a weaker defender. The total metaScore might not change, but the team's defensive alignment becomes significantly stronger, which is a huge factor in-game.
Anyway here are the new improved power rankings before tomorrow's drop. Let me know if you want to see a specific team as I would love some feedback. It's still not perfect.
Kind of shocked that Colorado's Offense ranks 12th but their pitching is so abysmal that it sinks them to the bottom.
Rank Team Overall Score Lineup Score Rotation Score Bullpen Score 1 New York Yankees 98 97.5 97.1 100.5 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 95.3 93.5 96.3 98.3 3 Philadelphia Phillies 94 94.6 97.4 87.4 4 San Diego Padres 92.7 90.1 91.8 100.3 5 Chicago Cubs 92.6 94.3 91.8 89.6 6 Milwaukee Brewers 92.3 89.9 95.5 93.5 7 Boston Red Sox 91.9 94.8 97.5 76.4 8 New York Mets 91.7 92.1 91.1 91.9 9 Seattle Mariners 91.1 93.9 95.7 77.4 10 Minnesota Twins 90.3 93.1 97.1 73.1 11 Toronto Blue Jays 90.1 93.6 89.9 81.5 12 Los Angeles Angels 90 91.4 93 81.8 13 San Francisco Giants 89.7 89.8 96.6 79.1 14 Atlanta Braves 89.6 87.1 95 87.6 15 Houston Astros 89.2 89.4 91.9 84.8 16 Cincinnati Reds 88 89.8 91.5 78.5 17 Cleveland Guardians 87.9 90.8 88.2 80.3 18 St. Louis Cardinals 87.8 89.5 87.9 83.3 19 Baltimore Orioles 87.6 90.9 86.1 81.7 20 Texas Rangers 87 86.2 92.3 81.2 21 Detroit Tigers 86.7 87.8 96 70.2 22 Kansas City Royals 86.7 91.1 88.4 73 23 Oakland Athletics 86.5 92.7 86.1 71.7 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 86.4 89.1 90.9 73 25 Miami Marlins 85 87 89 74.1 26 Tampa Bay Rays 84.5 85.5 83.9 82.9 27 Chicago White Sox 83.8 85 90.5 70.7 28 Washington Nationals 81.5 88.8 84.1 59.6 29 Arizona Diamondbacks 80.1 84.4 81.5 67 30 Colorado Rockies 80.1 91.3 70.8 66.1 -
Dodgers don’t have a good cf card so pretty sure duke snider will be it.
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@IrishFist412_MLBTS yes, Andy van slyke or a kevin Mitchell would be amazing, ditto on will Clark or Pedro guerrero.
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NL East added to the first post
Phillies - Bobby Abreu
Braves - Ozzie Albies
Mets = Curtis Granderson
Marlins - Eury Perez
Nationals - Jordan ZimmermanSo we got our first two pitchers. Strange that they did none in the AL
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The "Neon" series is ok, but I really liked the "Action Figures" we got last year.
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I like a few prospects but yeah this is overkill.
