Best team to use

GoPedro99 · 03-21-2017, 07:03 PM

In everyone's opinion, what is the best team currently to start with in 18

eck.nicholas · 03-21-2017, 07:18 PM

Probably the Cubs or Red Sox. Mets could be strong in the pitching department.

Curve Ball Dave · 03-21-2017, 07:23 PM

It depends what you want to do. If you want to win now, go with the Cubs.

I'm all about Fantasy Drafts so I don't know who is good and who isn't from the get go. I enjoy winning, but I also enjoy the challenge of having to build a winner.

Right now in my universe it's June 6, Draft Day and I'm ten games under .500 because I have one starting pitcher (Tom Seaver-he was imported with several other historical players to compete with today's players) who can get anyone out and I'm on my third different fifth starter. My third and fourth starters aren't any great shakes either.

But that's ok. If that's how things have shaken out after my Fantasy Draft I'm going to have find some pitching and work to build a winner.

My "best" team is the one I picked and the fun is working with the challenges it gives me. Even having a winner presents its own challenges.

wallewalls · 03-21-2017, 09:18 PM

Red Sox appear to sim very well

niles08 · 03-22-2017, 01:42 PM

I'm a huge Cubs fan but am looking for a challenge so the past 2 years I have expanded the league on day 1 by 2 teams and took over the expansion team from day 1 and drafted for them in the expansion draft. This gave a difficult time to build a team literally from the ground up.

Lukas Berger · 03-22-2017, 01:57 PM

The Indians have pretty consistently been the best team in baseball in most of my test sims throughout beta

bigsmooth · 03-22-2017, 02:00 PM

I guess it really depends on what you are looking to do with the simulation. If you want to take a dominant team - then grab the Cubs, Indians, Red Sox, Mets, Nationals, or Dodgers. If you want to take a crappy team and build them up; then grab the Braves, Padres, Reds, Twins, or any other yearly cellar dweller.

It's your game - have fun with it. I don't take any team - I like running the game in Commish mode and following the storylines as they play out.

redranger · 03-22-2017, 03:19 PM

The Texas Rangers of course......but I am not a smidge bit biased

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redranger · 03-22-2017, 03:22 PM

I think if you are really looking for a challenge maybe Oakland. They seem to have some decent low level talent that can produce later but the near term is a big struggle in my first sims

Surprisingly maybe even Kansas City. I noticed they decline rapidly in first few years of sims I have ran. Not sure if it is due to their current contracts and guys leaving maybe with a bare minors system.

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rjl518 · 03-22-2017, 09:45 PM

the Mets are looking very good in my beta leagues...
im also going to make some very interesting trades before i begin my 3rd real time season report.

03-21-2017, 07:03 PM	#1
GoPedro99 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 864	Best team to use In everyone's opinion, what is the best team currently to start with in 18

03-21-2017, 07:18 PM	#2
eck.nicholas Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 484	Probably the Cubs or Red Sox. Mets could be strong in the pitching department. __________________ Chop On: Atlanta Braves

03-21-2017, 07:23 PM	#3
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,396	It depends what you want to do. If you want to win now, go with the Cubs. I'm all about Fantasy Drafts so I don't know who is good and who isn't from the get go. I enjoy winning, but I also enjoy the challenge of having to build a winner. Right now in my universe it's June 6, Draft Day and I'm ten games under .500 because I have one starting pitcher (Tom Seaver-he was imported with several other historical players to compete with today's players) who can get anyone out and I'm on my third different fifth starter. My third and fourth starters aren't any great shakes either. But that's ok. If that's how things have shaken out after my Fantasy Draft I'm going to have find some pitching and work to build a winner. My "best" team is the one I picked and the fun is working with the challenges it gives me. Even having a winner presents its own challenges. __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn.

03-22-2017, 01:57 PM	#6
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 22,244	The Indians have pretty consistently been the best team in baseball in most of my test sims throughout beta __________________ lukas@ootpdevelopments.com Buy Out of the Park Baseball 27! Need to upload files for us to check out? Instructions can be found here

03-22-2017, 09:45 PM	#10
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,238	the Mets are looking very good in my beta leagues... im also going to make some very interesting trades before i begin my 3rd real time season report. __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

03-21-2017, 09:18 PM	#4
wallewalls All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 774 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Red Sox appear to sim very well

03-22-2017, 01:42 PM	#5
niles08 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 44	I'm a huge Cubs fan but am looking for a challenge so the past 2 years I have expanded the league on day 1 by 2 teams and took over the expansion team from day 1 and drafted for them in the expansion draft. This gave a difficult time to build a team literally from the ground up.

03-22-2017, 02:00 PM	#7
bigsmooth Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 437	I guess it really depends on what you are looking to do with the simulation. If you want to take a dominant team - then grab the Cubs, Indians, Red Sox, Mets, Nationals, or Dodgers. If you want to take a crappy team and build them up; then grab the Braves, Padres, Reds, Twins, or any other yearly cellar dweller. It's your game - have fun with it. I don't take any team - I like running the game in Commish mode and following the storylines as they play out.

03-22-2017, 03:19 PM	#8
redranger All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 610	The Texas Rangers of course......but I am not a smidge bit biased Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-22-2017, 03:22 PM	#9
redranger All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 610	I think if you are really looking for a challenge maybe Oakland. They seem to have some decent low level talent that can produce later but the near term is a big struggle in my first sims Surprisingly maybe even Kansas City. I noticed they decline rapidly in first few years of sims I have ran. Not sure if it is due to their current contracts and guys leaving maybe with a bare minors system. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk