Make DJ Air Horn people just play each other.

Can we not gloss over the fact that you spent 45k on 89 Blake Snell?

Hardly an original gripe, but man the team collection rewards are garbage. And some just don’t make any sense - why would they give you an 87 lefty reliever for the Brewers, when you have to collect an 88 lefty reliever just to get the reward - with the EXACT same three (lousy) pitches!? Divisions aren’t much better...I’ve got Wagner in my pen, but that’s about it.

Does anyone actually use any of the rewards other than the three big dogs?

I’m officially at the bitter phase of trying to do the collections with no money spent (AL done, just finished Brewers for the NL Central).

Say his name 3 times while looking into a mirror.

Last night, I literally turned off my PS4 and said “that’s it...I’m done. I hate this game, it hates me, and it’s time to move on.”

Now this content drop. I don’t know if they have a clue how to design hitting mechanics, balance pitching, or eliminate bugs...but SDS sure does have a grasp of the human psyche.

Lofton is one of my favorite speed guys ever. On my bench to run, but when I absolutely need a base hit, he’s the first guy off my bench. Can’t recommend him enough.

Cheap being relative - I think he’s pretty cheap - you’d do worse than Buxton for a grand as a pure pinch runner. Otherwise that 95 Ricky on the XP reward path: 99 speed and stealing for free...hard to top that

Not sure this is a super original concept, but I think a Honus collection is still coming - for Honus.

Looking at his card again from last year, it would still be insane this year - almost too good for a program or BR reward. Plus, there’s a locked banner for Mint Condition - same as last year for the Honus collection.

My theory: to get him you have to collect Mantle, Trout, Ruth, Robinson, and maybe someone/something else. Last year them emphasized him being for collectors - I just don’t see that card ever being part of a program or reward.

Honus from last year is coming, but I think he will be some sort of collection.

I know they lowered the difficulty, but can also confirm Michael Kopech is still throwing 102 on the black.

Poor Tim Salmon. You have to imagine at one point he thought to himself “If nothing else, alway always be the best Angels outfielder to be named after a fish...”

But alas...

Sell Giolito to offset about 20% of the cost of keeping Wood?

Fortunately his stats are shockingly underwhelming.

I’m actually relieved. I went to get in line with my 1 million, saw 300 people ahead of me and cringed...but then looked at his stats. Can absolutely live without him.

@seannydrama7 said in Albert Pujols price:

Generally more time on the market would mean a bit of a price drop. However, this year people are absolutely flooded with stubs, so I’m honestly not sure the BR reward cards will drop much...people gave stubs to burn and little to burn them on.

My bad - I thought he was a BR reward.

Yes, his price will drop as more people make WS.

Generally more time on the market would mean a bit of a price drop. However, this year people are absolutely flooded with stubs, so I’m honestly not sure the BR reward cards will drop much...people gave stubs to burn and little to burn them on.

They are done with LS updates, no? I thought the last one was it.

They usually do a series called Finest, which is the best live series players from the season. Assuming they will do that again this year, that’s where you can expect 99 Betts, Freeman, etc.

A lot of people have speculated those may be the Team Affinity 4 rewards, which isn’t too crazy to imagine.

You get a lot of good stuff on the way to getting him too...overall I think the grind is worth it as long as it’s not driving you too crazy. He’s worth a little effort...his not worth a mountain of busted Dual Shocks

Any of you still running your Caps out there? I feel like the game is starting to reach that point where the players are so good the only reason to keep a cap is switch hitting and swing preference.

I still have my SS in there only because I have hated EVERY 2b in this game (Tatis at 2nd now), but I feel like Honus is gonna bump him - loves Honus last year.

Hornsby. I look at his stats and feel like a blind man should be able to hit with him. But alas...

@Original_Quad said in Edmonds at first...:

@seannydrama7 said in Edmonds at first...:

Has anyone had any success trying to get the putouts with Edmonds at first? I just tried it and he tanked every ball throwing to him. Some guy on Koogs stream was claiming he only drops about half the time - which would still make it faster than sticking him in the OF. I just don’t want to keep wasting time if he literally drops everything.

Side note/gripe: 1B secondary penalty is kinda absurd. You want him to boot every grounder - fine. Fail to catch any dig at first - fine. But not allowing a big leaguer to catch a ball that would otherwise hit him in the chest is pretty dumb.

The issue is that before the penalty was implemented people would just use first base as a DH spot pretty much. I think in 17 a lot of people had Ted Williams there, for example. You should have to try and play people at a primary or secondary position.

Yeah - I totally get it. You shouldn’t be able to just throw Mike Trout at first consequence free. But I feel like you could penalize the move without making the guy incapable of playing catch. Boot grounders, ole liners, even drop some throws to first...but I’m telling you I flipped him like 6 little league warm up drill throws, and he dropped them. For a game that like to tout realism to support trash hitting mechanics, it’s a little silly.

Side note: it was pretty easy to finish the moment just sticking him in Center anyway.