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Originally Posted by RoteLaterne
I didn't invest a cent and currently play in diamond.
Work the AH and don't buy packs, play tournements for free packs/cards, do the 1927 Yankees in challenge mode and sell cards you don't need for a good price.
Micro manage all of your players, set individual and global strategys, think about batting order, subs, defensive subs.
Set a max pitch count for pitchers you don' trust and avoid high leverage for some guys.
Put in at least one SP into the bullpen and designate him as emergency starter.
Use ballpark factors according to your team. Nothing better than winning a ton at home.
You play 81 games there, design it to your advantage.
Think about L/R splits in your lineup.
Use a leadoff guy with hight contact and speed/stealing.
Think about wOBA and ZR more then e.g. OPS
Train up players for other positions if it improves the team at the end of the day.
There is so much more you can manage to have the maximum output.
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Great points, here! The only one I might disagree with is that your first batter is a base stealer. "The Game" put that myth pretty much to rest. What IS most important is that your leadoff batter be a high OBP guy --- highest combination of CON and EYE, with preferably low POW --- particularly in this game, where POW enters the CON calculation, so a High CON/low POW guy will usually hit for a better average than a high CON/high POW guy will.