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Originally Posted by MrCubby
After banking around 80k over the past month. I decided to sell my SE Ashburn card (for 75k). After 2 seasons he performed very poorly and wasn't that much of an upgrade over my 92 diamond Ichiro card.
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That's a shame. I'm a huge fan of Ashburn. Over the 5 DL seasons I've now had him, he's slashing .314/.380/.423 in the max-lefties park with good defense on the long side of a RF platoon. And he terrorizes diamond cap formats. While Ichiro is more split-proof, that kind of batting average in DL would be a high roll for him and that high an OBP is unthinkable.
Judging by the looks of your team, you're close to the point where even with a lefty team you get diminishing returns for upgrading your lefty bats. Aside from the last couple lefties to round out your lineup like Pop (as dboeyr mentioned) or Roger Connor for 1B, I would recommend investing in some right-handed backups. FotF Kaline is a fine RH platoon guy at any outfield position but his defensive abilities are best used in CF or RF, FotF Campy behind the plate, and FotF Ripken can platoon at any IF position (but on your team I'd say you need him most at 2B).
As for pitching, you can definitely stack up LH in the rotation as daves said. Price, HL Spahn, Sale, Pettitte... there are tons of options. Just look for ratings similar to Plank's and Bumgarner's.
If you do end up going 5 LHSP, don't be afraid to also stack RHP in the bullpen. Maddux and Hoyt should be serviceable there, and the CWS trio-- Foulke, Jenks, Howry-- are budget champions (just try to prevent the AI from throwing them into high-leverage situations). Bullpen luxuries would include FotF Feller, Bobby Mathews, and Ruffing.