Which team will be the bigger challange?

AshBats48 · 04-12-2010, 10:57 AM

Very simple. Vote for who you think would be the hardest team to start with and win a world series. Take the future into account, cause I think the nationals w/ Strasburg have a very good team for the future...

I can't decide and was hoping the OOTP community could lend a hand because I know a lot of people are like me and look for that "challenging save".

norva13x · 04-12-2010, 11:03 AM

I'd say the Pirates.

megamanmatt · 04-12-2010, 11:14 AM

Agreed. Pirates... Pirates or Royals. Pirates would be more challenging imo though.

MizzouRah · 04-12-2010, 11:18 AM

I would agree - Pirates or Royals

Sparrow · 04-12-2010, 11:46 AM

Padres or Astros.

AshBats48 · 04-12-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

Padres or Astros.

Astros... interesting

ZouDave · 04-12-2010, 11:56 AM

Royals. Outside of Greinke, Butler and Soria we just simply have nothing resembling Major League talent on this roster. Any decent players we do have are in their 30s. Our minor league system is full of hope as opposed to talent, we are in one of the smallest markets in the league, our owner isn't interested in spending money on a winner (not sure if this is reflected in the game) and our payroll is full of Jose Guillen.

Oh, and we play in a pitcher's park but we can't afford more than 1 or 2 good pitchers. So our hitters look worse because Kauffman Stadium is hard to hit in anyway, not to mention the fact that our hitters are terrible, and our pitchers don't see as much benefit as they could from the stadium because our pitchers are in fact awful.

I love the Royals. No post-season since 1985 and still going!

AshBats48 · 04-12-2010, 12:02 PM

Gotta say I'm leaning towards the Royals, Pirates or Nationals. But I like the Baltimore save also... They have better talent then the other 3 but have the hardest division by far... They could be harder just for the fact that I have to beat out the sox, yanks and rays every year to accomplish anything!

Never Forget '04 · 04-12-2010, 12:06 PM

I'd have to say the Royals. They have Grienke, Soria, and Butler, but their farm system took a huge hit with hurdles by Hosmer and Moustakas.

AirmenSmith · 04-12-2010, 12:06 PM

I say the bluejays for a few reasons. Number one being the divison they are in. With the rays, yanks and red sox all being powerhouses that is pretty tought to beat all them. Plus Baltimore also has been getting better talent from trades. Number two, the bluejays are stuck with some pretty bad contracts that are not movable.

Now I agree that the royals and pirates are worse teams I think it would be easier for them to do moves and win there division or the wild card.

sbailey85 · 04-12-2010, 12:09 PM

I agree with the Blue Jays. Rushed my way through a 2010 series as the red sox and couldnt even get the wild card because both NY and TB dominated the east. any other division redsox would have won the division by atleast 8 games.

megamanmatt · 04-12-2010, 12:10 PM

Heck I'd even go with the Cubs, I mean they STILL haven't won a World Series. in what... 102 years now?

AshBats48 · 04-12-2010, 12:12 PM

I'd forgotten the blue jay had so many big contrats. Wow I thought this would be an easy decision.

trapper · 04-12-2010, 12:19 PM

Blue Jays have the big contracts and the hardest division, but also a higher budget and a handful of legit top prospects.

Pirates have a very young team but seem to have a plan for most positions and decent minor league depth. So I don't consider them to be all that difficult in the long run.

Royals have some great top end players, but no depth and a lack of legit top prospects. They also have a small market and low budget.

Padres are going to be really tough as well. A lot of positions are in disarray there.

I don't know yet which one would be the hardest in the game, but any would be a good challenge.

tigey75 · 04-12-2010, 12:27 PM

I'm voting for Toronto also, there's no way to beat the Sox and the Yankees. Any decent free agent that enters the AL East is headed right to those two teams until they get salaries under control.

tomwolf2008 · 04-12-2010, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AshBats48

Gotta say I'm leaning towards the Royals, Pirates or Nationals. But I like the Baltimore save also... They have better talent then the other 3 but have the hardest division by far... They could be harder just for the fact that I have to beat out the sox, yanks and rays every year to accomplish anything!

Nationals are NOT hard to start with. I started a new game twice and each time the Nationals start the season like 4-0 or 5-0

I would say Blue Jay probably is the hardest because their division is just so strong and they were full of Relief turn starting pitchers so their pitcher generally has low stamina

gglennwill · 04-12-2010, 07:02 PM

I think we should have a contest to see who can bring the Pirates a world championship in the shortest time. Now THATs a challenge!

04-12-2010, 10:57 AM	#1
AshBats48 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 54	Which team will be the bigger challange? Very simple. Vote for who you think would be the hardest team to start with and win a world series. Take the future into account, cause I think the nationals w/ Strasburg have a very good team for the future... I can't decide and was hoping the OOTP community could lend a hand because I know a lot of people are like me and look for that "challenging save". __________________ "Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's a struggle for supremacy, a survival of the fittest." Tyrus Raymond Cobb

04-12-2010, 11:14 AM	#3
megamanmatt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeville, Minnesota Posts: 2,416	Agreed. Pirates... Pirates or Royals. Pirates would be more challenging imo though. __________________ "The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes; The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil; the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music; The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles and then back to Oakland, no one in Los Angeles seemed to notice." Note to self: Princess Kenny was really off-putting.

04-12-2010, 11:56 AM	#7
ZouDave Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 313	Royals. Outside of Greinke, Butler and Soria we just simply have nothing resembling Major League talent on this roster. Any decent players we do have are in their 30s. Our minor league system is full of hope as opposed to talent, we are in one of the smallest markets in the league, our owner isn't interested in spending money on a winner (not sure if this is reflected in the game) and our payroll is full of Jose Guillen. Oh, and we play in a pitcher's park but we can't afford more than 1 or 2 good pitchers. So our hitters look worse because Kauffman Stadium is hard to hit in anyway, not to mention the fact that our hitters are terrible, and our pitchers don't see as much benefit as they could from the stadium because our pitchers are in fact awful. I love the Royals. No post-season since 1985 and still going! __________________ ZD

04-12-2010, 12:02 PM	#8
AshBats48 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 54	Gotta say I'm leaning towards the Royals, Pirates or Nationals. But I like the Baltimore save also... They have better talent then the other 3 but have the hardest division by far... They could be harder just for the fact that I have to beat out the sox, yanks and rays every year to accomplish anything! __________________ "Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's a struggle for supremacy, a survival of the fittest." Tyrus Raymond Cobb

04-12-2010, 12:06 PM	#10
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT Posts: 2,094	I say the bluejays for a few reasons. Number one being the divison they are in. With the rays, yanks and red sox all being powerhouses that is pretty tought to beat all them. Plus Baltimore also has been getting better talent from trades. Number two, the bluejays are stuck with some pretty bad contracts that are not movable. Now I agree that the royals and pirates are worse teams I think it would be easier for them to do moves and win there division or the wild card. __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link

04-12-2010, 11:03 AM	#2
norva13x Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 476	I'd say the Pirates.

04-12-2010, 11:18 AM	#4
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,252	I would agree - Pirates or Royals

04-12-2010, 11:46 AM	#5
Sparrow All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 803	Padres or Astros.

04-12-2010, 12:06 PM	#9
Never Forget '04 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 21	I'd have to say the Royals. They have Grienke, Soria, and Butler, but their farm system took a huge hit with hurdles by Hosmer and Moustakas.

04-12-2010, 12:09 PM	#11
sbailey85 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 94	I agree with the Blue Jays. Rushed my way through a 2010 series as the red sox and couldnt even get the wild card because both NY and TB dominated the east. any other division redsox would have won the division by atleast 8 games.

04-12-2010, 12:10 PM	#12
megamanmatt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeville, Minnesota Posts: 2,416	Heck I'd even go with the Cubs, I mean they STILL haven't won a World Series. in what... 102 years now? __________________ "The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes; The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil; the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music; The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles and then back to Oakland, no one in Los Angeles seemed to notice." Note to self: Princess Kenny was really off-putting.

04-12-2010, 12:12 PM	#13
AshBats48 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 54	I'd forgotten the blue jay had so many big contrats. Wow I thought this would be an easy decision. __________________ "Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's a struggle for supremacy, a survival of the fittest." Tyrus Raymond Cobb

04-12-2010, 12:19 PM	#14
trapper Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 114	Blue Jays have the big contracts and the hardest division, but also a higher budget and a handful of legit top prospects. Pirates have a very young team but seem to have a plan for most positions and decent minor league depth. So I don't consider them to be all that difficult in the long run. Royals have some great top end players, but no depth and a lack of legit top prospects. They also have a small market and low budget. Padres are going to be really tough as well. A lot of positions are in disarray there. I don't know yet which one would be the hardest in the game, but any would be a good challenge.

04-12-2010, 12:27 PM	#15
tigey75 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	I'm voting for Toronto also, there's no way to beat the Sox and the Yankees. Any decent free agent that enters the AL East is headed right to those two teams until they get salaries under control.

04-12-2010, 07:02 PM	#17
gglennwill Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 289	We should have a contest! I think we should have a contest to see who can bring the Pirates a world championship in the shortest time. Now THATs a challenge!