I dominated PT23 as a F2P player this year.
Here's my season summary:
I only spent 4 seasons outside of Diamond League (started in Bronze to Silver to Gold, then dropped to Gold one time) and I won the World Series all four times.
In my 33 seasons in Diamond League, I made the playoffs 23 times, I won 13 division titles, and I won 3 World Series.
I played 4 seasons in Perfect League, made the playoffs one time.
I qualified for 16 PTCS tourneys (averaged two per period). I had very poor luck here, just 1 place out of 16, but still a solid accomplishment. I made it in the Weekly Tradition all 8 times, Daily Traditional 5 times, and Daily PD 3 times.
I also had 5 top 10 weekly finishes for tournaments, including a 2nd and a 3rd place finish.
I'm particularly proud of this next one:
I completed ALL MISSIONS (except the Brooks Silver/Gold unlock, since I bought the Gold instead of the Silver).
Yes, the TOPPS Bunt mission set was a massive undertaking.
And I end the season with almost a perfect team - outside of the PTCS reward cards, I have nearly the best player at every position.
I have the top buy order in for Randy Johnson right now (350K) and I'll add him since he's the best lefty and there's almost no lefthanded pitching. I am also adding Billy Wagner (lefty). These will likely be my final additions.
The cards I would have liked to add but was unable to:
SE Mike Schimdt - with the lack of lefty's he's just way overpriced. Brett is the better option vs. righties, so wasn't worth putting out 500K for him.
LE Ricky Henderson - definitely would have found a place for him, but again, not worth 600-700K.
Frank Thomas - As above, small upgrade over Votto/Greenberg for a big price tag.
Jacob DeGrom, possible a few other pitchers - these guys are slightly better than Smoltz, for example, but so if I was P2P I would have added him as well.
So; I was a few million short of having the PERFECT team. But outside of the PTCS rewards, this is pretty much as good as it gets.
Anyways, I always see people saying that F2P can't compete once the season gets to a certain point, and I just wanted to show what was possible.
If anyone has a great F2P season, post your results below - I'd love to see!