‘16 was my first year and I probably didn’t ever have access to the best cards in the game. I remember the rookie to prime missions being long af to grind, but diamonds were hard to come by and highly prized in those days.
‘17 was obviously Griffey, top spin swing and all.
‘18 was clearly bronze Phil Niekro, he was the only card that was even halfway effective at what he did in that terrible game, certainly hitters had little value, unless you enjoy popping up to shallow CF on good swings every AB.
‘19 Would be SS Chris Sale, always going to be one of my favourite cards to use and I’ll probably cry when he retires.
‘20. Probably Sale again. One of the few pitchers that isn’t a chore to use in another lacklustre year for pitching and gameplay in general.
Many cards I could give an honourable mention to, but the list would be too long, so I’ll just throw Ichiro out there, as he really is missed by me, even with the likes of Lofton and Juan Pierre who are pretty similar, the man himself was a true legend IRL and I’m glad I got to see him play the game in his prime.