Maybe I'm the odd one out but I like the conquest maps. Easy rewards and I like the hidden packs that pop up. Reminds me of the board game Risk.

The part that makes me mad about the game is that I should not need to spend money on a monitor or adapters for my controller to be somewhat sucessful.

We need a Tim "Rock" Raines.

Gagne in the first pack. Hornsby in the second.

@wingo18 said in How much do you value bullpen arms?:

LS Chapman is beastly on a budget if you’re like me and can’t afford his Sig

I second this. He is the lowest rated guy in my pen and still my closer.

They just need to make an option to do offline. Make the stats needed higher and still make it a grind. I hate playing online.

I got it on the 5th try, I crushed and it hit the very top to the wall and went over. Lol. I'm not looking forward to the others.

Honestly just keep the guys you cant sell. Paxton, Orel,lieter, seaver, and Kluber are a fine rotation if not great. Good balance of lefties vs righties and power vs finesse. Unless you love one of the other guys.

My favorite is when you need hits and the pitcher throws 4 straight balls. One time I actually got beaned. Lol

I bought 3. Low round first 2 packs, rare in the 3rd. Got Ripken and sold him. So I got the two lows for free. Not pressing my luck. Ended up buying Trout so I'm out of stubs now any way.

Conquest. Not many others share this opinion. But I like the strategy component and the rewards can be very nice.

Stan was a ground ball machine for me and because he is slow that led to alot of double plays. Ortiz was much better for me but I sold high after the inning was over and I had the free Motm Bellinger to take his spot. If you are set on a lefty try Fotf Thome, he destroys righties. Big Frank is going to be tempting, he was one of my favorites growing up. Otherwise I really like Bellinger because of his speed and he is free just by grinding.

OF is way too packed this year. Trout and Mantle and then one spot to put one of the other studs. Hard to pick just one. So Sheff has to play 3rd. He is near endgame at 3rd base. Unless they come out with a 3rd base with diamond fielding and the same hitting stats as Shef. I look at it as one position I dont have to spend stubs on. If your worried about defense just replace him in the late innings. I like to punch run Jackie and then he stays in to play 3rd.

I've pulled 2 Scherzer's and that is it.

My favorite is when you need hits and the pitcher throws 4 straight balls. One time I actually got beaned. Lol

Thanks for the post. It actually motivated me to keep grinding the TAs. When I have them finished and I have Trout I'll focus on Ranked and Events. Maybe Prestige some of my end game players. Like you said going to be nice to play the games with my best team and not just what I need for TA goals. I also hope then do another big set. Mantle was a blast and Trout is more of a grind but I like the collecting aspect of it all.

Thanks guys. I have Hornsby batting 2nd. He has a solid bat but lacks speed. I also have Jackie so might trade him out with Hornsby, but my other 2nd baseman is Cano. I have Biggio in the 8 spot because if they walk him to get to the pitcher it's an easy steal. Working on Trout now, 11 of 15. Grinding TAs as we speak. I'll give Dawson and Brock a shot when I get them.

I have Mantle there for now. Basically to guarantee he gets to most at bats. But I would like to move him back in the order. Who do you sugest?

Edge to Thome, lefty with 3rd base eligibility. But Bagwell has better defense and speed. So it depends how you build your team. I keep going back to Bellinger at first because of lefty and speed.

Cons- cheesey and unrealistic
Pros- free player at a position that may be lacking, you can also make your favorite MLB player who is not in the game.

I haven't used mine for a month but the Pros outweight the cons. Sorry