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It is a bittersweet day in Louisville. One of my first big purchases, Willie Mays (96), is gone.
Willie had performed poorly in the past few years, and his slow start in 2031 was the final straw. He was pushed to the reserve roster by a platoon of Richie Ashburn and Garry Maddox. The platoon is generating more OPS (less power though) and playing a much better defense in center field.
My roster is still loaded with power hitters, so I decided to see what Willie would bring in a sparse auction house. I priced him at a BIN 10% over the all-time average price and 30% over the past five average, and he sold in a couple of hours.
Goodbye, Willie. You were a good friend and I have no regrets, but the times they are a changin'. The meta has shifted a bit and RH power hitters are not what they used to be. Frank Robinson, Al Kaline, and Johnny Bench are still around, so I have plenty of that genre on hand in case the trend shifts again. But it is time to allocate those points toward more contact, eye, and defense, because the plan is working and my team is playing better than they have in years.
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