I tend to play by instinct rather than by brainpower, so with that in mind: my strategy is to create a heart of the order with exceptional gap power ratings, then fill out the rest of my starters with exceptional Eye/K/Contact ratings. My bench is filled with those guys we all know - the plus-plus defenders with lightning speed and baserunning and pathetic batting ratings...
I never, ever sign or start a player with a defensive rating below 10 (on a 1-20 scale) and a nearly always have at least one catcher with at least 17/17/17 ratings as a defensive sub late in games.
Helped me win the World Series in 2016 in my current game with the D'backs, so I guess not having a brain for stats didn't hurt too badly!