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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold
Plus then all these HOFers would be rated 90+, and no live card other than probably Trout would be above a 75.
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I look at this from the standpoint of a player and a fan, not a game developer. So please keep this in mind when reading my comments.
The players should be rated on the season that is represented by the card (or span of seasons in the case of "peak" legend cards). The ratings should not be "gamed" to manipulate the distribution of cards IMO.
The best season of Jacob deGrom could be in the range of the best season of other great right-handed starting pitchers when placed in a neutralized stats environment, so it makes sense to have a 100 Jacob deGrom card. Same goes for Trout. But Mookie Betts? Is he really on the same plane as Ty Cobb?
The 2018 season of Kris Bryant or Josh Donaldson is no where near the best season of Brooks Robinson or Mike Schmidt or Eddie Mathews. Historical third baseman are way underrated relative to current third basemen, and that's why we have a glut of current 3B on the AH at any time.
The honest truth is that most teams are filled with 2018 Live cards right now because (1) no one can afford the historical gold cards much less the diamonds due to high demand for historical players and (2) there are many many more 2018 Live cards in circulation from packs.
I am getting tired of seeing the same roster on every team and want some variety. But it is stupid for me to sell my Blake Snell card for 4000pp and buy a 1964 Whitey Ford for 6000pp when the Snell card is better. If the population of cards were more evenly distributed, then the Ford card would be selling for half of a Snell card as it should be and more people would own it.