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I wouldnt hate it bit feel like we are lacking a lefty power bat with good fielding and speed. Its rough in the OF right now lol
I would Suggest 1985 Willie McGee but even in his MVP year he only hit 10 HRs
But he was the MVP, Gold Glove Winner, Silver Slugger and stole 56 bases
And he is a switch hitter
Of course I just want a good Willie McGee Cardinal card. I actually don't want him to be a collection reward.
There is a large group of players who just dislike Ashley whether warranted or not so it does not surprise me that people are trying to make this a thing.
Seems like much ado about nothing.
Here is YouTubes automated transcript of the show and every mention
14:53 — “you can get three Negro League Series cards right off the rip.”
16:27 — “if a card like this Jackie Ramson day card is a part of the Negro League series,”
17:40 — “it was usually just the Negro League series.”
18:50 — “we're going to a Buck Leonard for the Negro League series.”
23:20 — “there's so much you can talk about when it comes to the Negro League series”
31:24 — “Another really cool card celebrating the Negro League series.”
32:04 — “we had Negro League stadiums a part of it”
32:57 — “If you're going to play center field in the Negro League stadiums, you better be pretty fast.”
36:18 — “those award series, those Near League series.”
41:18 — “more and more into these two-way Negro League legends”
44:40 — “throw in some Negro League series”
54:45 — “between the Rookie of the Year Awards series, between the Negro League series”
@Dolenz_PSN Beltran’s power vs right puts him out of this conversation for me. Same with some of the other top cards like Bernie and Turner. VMart > Campanella for me.
I can understand that. People weigh the attributes in their own way. It's entirely possible, or even likely, that the weighting of the attributes in my program should be changed.
Based on the comparison image though I would probably use them differently. Beltran possibly as a lead off guy to get on base and maybe steal a few bags and Trout like in the third or 4th spot to hit HRs and drive guys in.
@Dolenz_PSN For me, Tatis and Trout are a must.
I can see that. Tatis got pushed out by the optimizing of the lineup and the program deciding RF was the best spot for Pujols. It then uses the best offensive alternative left over at DH and that is Manny.
Trout and Beltran look really close to me (especially in hitting). My program gives the nod to Beltran, although without doing the math I am unsure why. I am guessing Defense plays a part as the formula does use FLD, REAC and ARM
Hitter Meta Score Formula:
Contact (Avg L/R): 20%
Power (Avg L/R): 20%
Clutch: 15%
Speed: 10%
Fielding: 10%
Reaction (Fld) / Pop & Blk (C): 10%
Vision: 10%
Arm Strength: 5%
So this is the lineup my program comes up with for best overall squad currently. Obviously this is a program so it is just crunching numbers and doesn't or can't add any value based on which players have good swings or bad swings, nor does it give any value to being a switch hitter (I have a separate best switch hitter lineup report).
It does it's best to fill the spots, taking into account secondary positions (which is why Albert is in RF and Jackie Robinson is at 1B) to create the best overall lineup of 9 players. It takes into account hitting, fielding and speed (and blk/pop time for catchers).
For pitchers I know people have preferred pitches but again that is way to involved for my program. It does however place some value in Speed Differences between pitches and average break of all pitches. But that is a small amount in comparison to the attributes
Starting Lineup
Position OVR Player Team Series Meta
C 94 Roy Campanella LAD Postseason 84.35
1B 94 Jackie Robinson LAD Milestone 87.18
2B 93 Dustin Pedroia BOS Awards 88.85
3B 94 Maikel Garcia KC World Baseball Classic 86.38
SS 99 Troy Tulowitzki COL Milestone 101.58
LF 92 Christian Yelich MIA Awards 86.27
CF 92 Carlos Beltran KC Awards 84.75
RF 99 Albert Pujols STL Signature 95.05
DH 94 Manny Ramirez LAD 2nd Half Heroes 82.65
Pitching Staff
Position OVR Player Team Series Meta
SP 99 Felix Hernandez SEA Awards 83.28
SP 87 Blake Snell LAD Live 76.22
SP 91 Spencer Strider ATL Rookie 75.55
SP 89 Freddy Peralta NYM New Threads 73.88
SP 92 Randy Johnson ARI 2nd Half Heroes 73.5
CP 89 Mason Miller SD Live 86.15
CP 89 Trevor Hoffman SD Contributor 83.27
CP 89 Andrés Muñoz SEA World Baseball Classic 83.05
CP 90 Craig Kimbrel CHC All-Star 82.5
CP 80 Kenley Jansen DET Live 82.2
CP 89 Mark Davis SD 2nd Half Heroes 82.2
CP 90 Andrew Miller NYY Veteran 82.17
RP 88 Darren O'Day BAL Jolt 81.28
I'll be upset if they put both 99 Pujols and 99 Gibson behind collections
My guess is because they haven’t debuted yet.
That is exactly why.
I have dealt with fanboy excuses in the past ( this year ) so wanted to get ahead of it -- period
Man getting pre-emptively upset seems like such a waste of energy.
The Pirates, Padres and Rangers have not debuted their jerseys yet.
The Padres have used their jerseys yet actually.
Ah, you are right. I thought the article on MLB.com had them in order of appearance but apparently not.
ADDED
Atlanta Braves - April 10th
Baltimore Orioles - April 10th
Cincinnati Reds - April 11th
Kansas City Royals - April 10th
Milwaukee Brewers - April 10th
San Diego Padres - April 10th
NOT ADDED
Pittsburgh Pirates - April 17th
Texas Rangers - April 24th
@Mattman2811_XBL Might be a while since adding in new uniforms is evidently such a tough task for the Devs.
Or, just maybe, MLB won't let them put the uniforms in the game until the teams have actually debuted them??
The Pirates, Padres and Rangers have not debuted their jerseys yet.
There are plenty of things to be upset with SDS about but I am not sure this is one of them.
I am done -- They are using JR as a way to milk us -- SDS your trash
fanboys defend this -- I dare you cause you cannot this is just trash
You fanboys are a joke -- I am done -- I am not going to fight you fanboys anymore we agree to disagree and you or SDS is not going to change. I am done fighting them and you -- this will be my last year -- period
You're funny. You post the first message. I saw nobody really argue or defend SDS and then a whole 14 minutes later you act all hurt and upset, like the whole forum ganged up against you.
@SaveFarris_PSN "For the sake of realism" isn't a good excuse for this dev team. Seems like they regularly do everything in their power to avoid realism.
If I am mistaken they have never been allowed to include city connect jerseys before the team wears them. That is probably an MLB rule if I were to guess.
One would assume the Dodgers are getting a card today ... unless they give Jackie a "Bob Kendrick" League card instead.
True. I just used the screenshot that I posted
Based on that screenshot, here are the teams getting cards today
Their hands are kind of tied but I feel for the Rangers. This will put them solidly in last place all by themselves.
In fact I think of the Bottom 10 teams (or more) only the Reds get a card in this drop.
Seems like it might of been a nice time to give the Cardinals a low 90s diamond for Pujols but that is just wishful thinking.
Could be a rly cool program if they make the cards up with the power creep. I could be wrong but rookie of the year cards can sometimes be lower ovr then the meta.
Nickpicking point, but these are Awards cards, not Rookie cards.
The Rookie of The Year award is officially the Jackie Robinson Rookie Of The Year Award hence the release today.
Or maybe just a random post by SDS?
@SaveFarris_PSN probably lol. Also no overall leaks interesting i was hoping the would be useable but probably gonna be 88s
These are screenshots from a video so who knows what the overall may be.
Content releases always happen at Noon Pacific. There is a live stream at 11:00 pacific.
There are three new Negro League storylines and a Jackie Robinson Program dropping today. There is also the Jackie Robinson Foundation Charity pack
