I really miss old (PS2) era baseball. Not even because of the absolutely pervasive monetization or the crossover between RTTS and DD - the system isn’t too bad to me, just a lot of menus.
No, the problem is that the developers apparently put about 5 seconds into playtesting the game. Hitting and pitching are fine to me, but running and fielding is absolute trash - controls were better/more responsive and intuitive on Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball for PS1. The opposing AI is almost perfect - robbing home runs, every diving catch nailed, crucial RBIs all over the place. Your AI (RTTS) is about as useful as blind Sandy Koufax in a blizzard, botching basically every pitching appearance and batting like inverse Ryan Dunn.
It’s obvious that the developers don’t try because they don’t have to, and that’s what I miss most about the PS2 era, they would at least spread the license around. I’m super glad that I have game pass too, because I truly feel bad for people who paid for this trash.