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All of these points are true for me as well. I play basically just offline and on rookie or veteran. The content this year is fantastic. The hitting grind is brutal.
Perfect summary of this year's game happened to me in mini seasons yesterday on rookie. Scoreless game in the top of the 4th because, you know ... hitting. I strike out Babe Ruth with Rollie Fingers, but the pitch gets away in the dirt and Ruth reaches first. Why, why, why are there so many wild pitches this season??? These are major league catchers blocking here. Juan Soto then turns on a 1-2 fastball up and in for a 3-run bomb.
Bottom of the 4th, I've got Tim Raines ghost running on 2nd. He takes off for third (not my call), but I get a outside fastball to Craig Biggio, who smokes it to right "perfectly." First baseman makes a leaping grab of the 103mph hit then throws to second for the easy double play.
This game has always had a double play fixation, but the wild pitch thing and lack of offense this year are mood killers.
As it stands, I'm about 22 games into this mini season and I still need six hits by Barry Larkin for the Ryan Braun card, seven extra-base hits for the jumbo pack and 300 PXP for the pipeline pack.

To me, the biggest issue about offense is this: Rookie hitting in Play vs. CPU is not the same as rookie hitting in Conquest (harder) and very much not the same as rookie hitting in Mini Seasons (brutal).

I never seem to be in a position to buy flash sale stuff when they pop up, but had 85,000 today so I took both chances on the 85+ Live. Yeah, that was stupid. Got Corbin Carroll and Trea Turner, so about a 53,500 loss.
So I still just need five players - and 1.2 million stubs - to complete live series. lol

Have needed one more collection to get 99 Rolen for some time now. Spring Breakout or Negro Leagues.
Can't get it done because I'm lousy at showdowns. I've read tips on the Jackie Robinson one about using good bunters, fast players and bunt cheese attribute. Did all that and successfully laid down one out of six bunts. Failed each of the final two mini bosses and then scored about 12 runs off Donaldson, but of course I needed about 24.

I have no desire to even try to win four showdowns in the Spring Breakout. That whole idea is stunningly bad.

I'm thinking there will be another set of Negro League storylines before the season is done, so I can at least get Donaldson.

Is that just wishful thinking on my part?

Happened to me in three Conquest games yesterday. Just happened in the top of the ninth of a Play vs. CPU today. Each time it was after I started warming up someone in the bullpen.

I've only needed Ramirez and Witt for like six weeks now. Got Skenes first and then Freeman. Stupidly quick sold Skenes back immediately, but didn't with Freeman since he was at the bare minimum. Went from 135,000 stubs to 48,000. Boo hoo.