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Originally Posted by Dunzie
If you gave him a fair chance and he didn't hit I can only say I'm surprised... he regularly hits .300 for my red team at Perfect. WAR is sometimes misleading to me as a stat because it takes into account a lot of things including defense vs alternative players. Here's my Carew's last 3+. WAR ratings aren't awesome, but they aren't bad either.
He doesn't hit a lot of home runs - and keep in mind my park is set up not to favor hitters the way some do. But he's a capable .300 guy. Maybe not the right fit for all teams, but I like him as a contact hitter who gets on base.
Also... before you go feeling all hopeless about comparing the rosters I posted from the high end, check out this team from my current P416 league. ONE card above gold. Just one! And check out the record - he's in first comfortably in the NC West. 10 game lead in fact. I won't give away his park settings or what I see is his strategy. But he's winning large in his second year in Perfect after winning Diamond. Some guys do a great job with matching their park and their strategy to their players and making it work.
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First off, if I ever got more than 2.0 WAR from more than 2 players I'd be ECSTATIC. At 2.4 he would lead my team every year. So congrats on having him be that awesome for you!
Secondly, I have run almost the exact same team as that last guy you posted minus Ashburn, Pesky, Barker, Puckett, Varitek, and Boudreau and I'm stuck in silver and when I get to gold I'm getting relegated. So I have no idea how people get so lucky with the SAME players I've tried with over and over again, but when they're on my team they SUCK HARDCORE. They aren't just bad, they're so dismally bad that I have to mantra myself "be patient, give them time they'll come around" and then when they're -1.2 WAR batting .160 or less after the all star break with a 15 OPS+ I get pissed and sell them.
I'm obviously not cut out for this game or the game hates me. Sorry to sound dramatic but I legitimately try every bit of advice given here, and I've run almost the exact same team as several different people have posted in perfect and diamond leagues, and I cant get out of silver. There's obviously something wrong here. I'm about done. I truly don't know what else to do anymore. I spends hours every day scouring the AH or upgrades. I get excited when I find one after saving up for 2 weeks. Then the guy plays like a drunken minor leaguer for 6 months and everyone tells me don't worry things will even out. I don't see that happening. Ive tried ballpark variations, team structure micromanaging base running and hit&run strats, pull/hook sliders...everything. And when I get to gold it's luck and nothing more. It sucks because I was finally starting to have fun competing in silver, but it's extraordinarily discouraging to see people running your team to diamond and perfect while struggling to be .500 in gold. It makes no logical sense. I'm terribly sorry. End rant.