Decided crack some packs on my 'Bronze only' team. I think I have some hard choices to make now.

captainbuttercream · 02-18-2019, 05:35 PM

I got this:

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It was the 4th Diamond I pulled in 10 packs.

Orcin · 02-18-2019, 05:37 PM

I don't think it is a hard choice at all. Play him.

captainbuttercream · 02-18-2019, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Orcin

I don't think it is a hard choice at all. Play him.

Why couldn't I pull him on my main team? The one I've actually dropped money on.

rudel.dietrich · 02-18-2019, 05:55 PM

This would cause me to abandon my theme and build a team around him and see how high you can get with him and what you start pulling from F2P packs.

Matt Arnold · 02-18-2019, 06:01 PM

It's the tough call because I'd be willing to bet that card sells for a helluva lot on the auction house. But man, it's so pretty.

If you were planning on bronze-only, I would suggest changing your mentality to now play it as a "stars and scrubs" team. Keep him, maybe keep some of the other diamonds you drew as well, but don't have any gold (or maybe even no gold or silver cards) and see where they can take you. Especially at the lower levels, I bet that Ruth card could be a 10 WAR player.

mcdog512 · 02-18-2019, 06:07 PM

I'd play him as Orcin and others have said.

I bought that card at a slightly discounted price with the intention of flipping it and I just couldn't. So he patrols Left Field.

Mizzery · 02-18-2019, 06:52 PM

I would sell Ruth and use the funds to purchase the best starting pitching staff you can.

I suspect that PP are earned by SP at a higher rate than everyday players. Several diamond level starters, especially at Bronze and Silver level, can generate thousands of PP each week by themselves.

On my 3rd team, I was lucky enough to pull a 97 Randy Johnson right away, who has now won both the Cy and the MVP for three seasons in a row and has been a PP generation engine. Together with a 99 Kershaw, the team flew through the Bronze and Silver levels, winning championships both years and generating significant points.

Course this is easy for me to say, as I never had a Ruth and would struggle to part with it if I did!

Izz · 02-18-2019, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by captainbuttercream

I got this:

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It was the 4th Diamond I pulled in 10 packs.

I'll happily take him off your hands. 4000PP seems a fair price, right?

zrog2000 · 02-18-2019, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

This would cause me to abandon my theme and build a team around him and see how high you can get with him and what you start pulling from F2P packs.

Yep, all lefty, HR 1.1 LHB.

rudel.dietrich · 02-18-2019, 07:46 PM

I have no way to prove it. But just from ratings the 1920 Babe Ruth looks like the single best card in the game.
Able to get on base at will and also hit for power. And defense would be around average and good enough on the base paths as well.

captainbuttercream · 02-18-2019, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

I have no way to prove it. But just from ratings the 1920 Babe Ruth looks like the single best card in the game.
Able to get on base at will and also hit for power. And defense would be around average and good enough on the base paths as well.

I would guess so, especially since 02 and 04 Barry Bonds' vL splits make no sense. In 02 he had an OPS over 1.500 vs lefties but his stats are in the 70s. in 04 it was over 1.000 but they are in the 70s as well.

Ruth is off to a hot start for me. After a week his OPS is around 1.100

rudel.dietrich · 02-18-2019, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by captainbuttercream

I would guess so, especially since 02 and 04 Barry Bonds' vL splits make no sense. In 02 he had an OPS over 1.500 vs lefties but his stats are in the 70s. in 04 it was over 1.000 but they are in the 70s as well.

Ruth is off to a hot start for me. After a week his OPS is around 1.100

Its hard to simulate how many walks he drew in that season based on the IBB.

He should have an eye rating of around 135-140ish but that might break the simulation.

captainbuttercream · 02-18-2019, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

Its hard to simulate how many walks he drew in that season based on the IBB.

He should have an eye rating of around 135-140ish but that might break the simulation.

In 02 he 'only' had 68 IBB, he slashed .384/.556/.976 against lefties, but I think his contact, power, and eye are all under 80. Who knows?

02-18-2019, 05:35 PM	#1
captainbuttercream Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Indiana Posts: 109	Decided crack some packs on my 'Bronze only' team. I think I have some hard choices to make now. I got this: It was the 4th Diamond I pulled in 10 packs.

02-18-2019, 05:37 PM	#2
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,850	I don't think it is a hard choice at all. Play him.

02-18-2019, 05:55 PM	#4
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	This would cause me to abandon my theme and build a team around him and see how high you can get with him and what you start pulling from F2P packs.

02-18-2019, 06:01 PM	#5
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,866	It's the tough call because I'd be willing to bet that card sells for a helluva lot on the auction house. But man, it's so pretty. If you were planning on bronze-only, I would suggest changing your mentality to now play it as a "stars and scrubs" team. Keep him, maybe keep some of the other diamonds you drew as well, but don't have any gold (or maybe even no gold or silver cards) and see where they can take you. Especially at the lower levels, I bet that Ruth card could be a 10 WAR player.

02-18-2019, 06:07 PM	#6
mcdog512 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935 – October 2, 2020 Posts: 2,339	I'd play him as Orcin and others have said. I bought that card at a slightly discounted price with the intention of flipping it and I just couldn't. So he patrols Left Field.

02-18-2019, 06:52 PM	#7
Mizzery Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 99	I would sell Ruth and use the funds to purchase the best starting pitching staff you can. I suspect that PP are earned by SP at a higher rate than everyday players. Several diamond level starters, especially at Bronze and Silver level, can generate thousands of PP each week by themselves. On my 3rd team, I was lucky enough to pull a 97 Randy Johnson right away, who has now won both the Cy and the MVP for three seasons in a row and has been a PP generation engine. Together with a 99 Kershaw, the team flew through the Bronze and Silver levels, winning championships both years and generating significant points. Course this is easy for me to say, as I never had a Ruth and would struggle to part with it if I did!

02-18-2019, 07:46 PM	#10
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	I have no way to prove it. But just from ratings the 1920 Babe Ruth looks like the single best card in the game. Able to get on base at will and also hit for power. And defense would be around average and good enough on the base paths as well.