I want to make something clear -- I know I can be negative about this game and SDS but part of it is seeing how a game and company have decided specially in the last couple years to put money over it's players for the most part. I have ZERO issue with a company trying to make money on a game that should be the goal BUT not at the expense of the players. I think SDS for the most part tried it's best to find a balance of making money and giving the players good stuff via content etc then last year happened.
Last year was legit the first version of the game that kind of felt like a cash grab of sorts and where making money came ahead and not just a little ahead but a lot ahead of making the players happy with the product. I have no idea what changed if SDS got a new exec that decided we need to use MLB the show to make stupid money like EA Fifa and such and decided we can squeeze the player base a little more.
All i know is this is what it is now and it sucks and want to make something real clear. I do not blame the people we see during content drop streams ( or the people they shout out doing the work behind the scenes ) cause I believe they prolly push back a little and without them it might be worse. However like I have mentioned I do blame the execs who have made it all about the money and do not value the players.