[x McLovin x]

Hey guys, sorry if this thread already exists, but thought I'd start a thread meant to discuss certain players you like to acquire in your franchise modes (modern). This is not necessarily meant to mean "best" players, basically useful players that you like for a certain reason. I'll start it off with 3 pairs of players I tend to target for the same reasons:

Chris Taylor & Marwin Gonzalez - strong positional versatility, decent stats across the board (especially Taylor). Ideal role as bench player who can start a few games a week at different positions, particularly when aiming for a platoon advantage.

Shohei Ohtani & Brendan McKay - strong 2-way player skillset with a chance to be average - elite in both areas. I currently have both in a franchise I'm running, with Ohtani set as SP/RF and McKay as SP/1B.

Blake Treinen & Richard Lovelady - great combination of strikeouts and groundballs - and very good combination of Stuff/Movement/Control ratings - for Treinen (RHP) and Lovelady (LHP). Some of my more favored relief pitcher targets. Won't take an arm or a leg to acquire either, particularly Treinen due to his salary/team control.

Tucker Barnhart - great defender at C, not really as interesting as the examples above but is a personal favorite who can be an under the radar 2+ win annual starting catcher or an awesome backup if you find someone better.

Alex Claudio - doesn't have a great Stuff rating but makes for an excellent under the radar LOOGY acquisition, if you have a need for one, due to his great Movement and Control ratings vs. LHBs, his arsenal of pitches, and ability to generate groundballs. I've even seen teams convert him into a decent mid - back end starter good for about 140-155 innings in some sims.

I guess some of the earlier picks wound up leaning more towards the "best" side of the spectrum rather the "useful" side I initially intended. Alas. What are some of yours?