100 Bench or 100 Berra

hibees70 · 08-03-2020, 02:09 PM

Obviously Berra hits better but does Bench's def make that much difference?

X3NEIZE · 08-03-2020, 06:12 PM

both..... one vs RHP, the other vs LHP, and I don't think Bench defense is much better than Berra's, at least when we translate that into actual defensive KPI's.

bailey · 08-04-2020, 01:14 PM

The new guy on the block would be Joe Mauer. Just an example of why it doesn't pay to spend heavily on the first cards released.

2tango2 · 08-04-2020, 03:08 PM

I'm running Berra/Torre. Another good split would be Elston Howard or Roy Campanella with Yogi

Ben Music · 08-04-2020, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bailey

The new guy on the block would be Joe Mauer. Just an example of why it doesn't pay to spend heavily on the first cards released.

Yeah,FotF Mauer is looking pretty good.

Westheim · 08-06-2020, 01:21 AM

I can now make some tests on this...

benderguy1 · 08-06-2020, 10:19 AM

I can vouch for Elston Howard as a nice, inexpensive option. He's not going to win any batting awards, but thus far for me he hits in the .250 - .270 range so he's not going to be a complete dead spot in the lineup. He often finishes with a better CERA than Berra. This season for me, Elston is hitting .350 with a .378 OBP, I'm sure that will come back to earth some, but he's a solid backup for little investment (that is until the Yankees FOTF comes out, then expect to see him rocket into the 50-60K range -- I think I paid about 21K, his L7 right now is 25K). Also, he can sub in LF and 1B. He has a nice LF defensive rating (79).

des223 · 08-06-2020, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benderguy1

I can vouch for Elston Howard as a nice, inexpensive option. He's not going to win any batting awards, but thus far for me he hits in the .250 - .270 range so he's not going to be a complete dead spot in the lineup. He often finishes with a better CERA than Berra. This season for me, Elston is hitting .350 with a .378 OBP, I'm sure that will come back to earth some, but he's a solid backup for little investment (that is until the Yankees FOTF comes out, then expect to see him rocket into the 50-60K range -- I think I paid about 21K, his L7 right now is 25K). Also, he can sub in LF and 1B. He has a nice LF defensive rating (79).

I will also state my support for Elston Howard - I'm getting nearly the same results in the Gold League and paid nearly the same price for him. Definitely a solid card, especially against lefties.

EJ · 08-06-2020, 09:59 PM

On a side note, does anyone have data on whether Special Edition Berra (100) is better than Legend Berra (98)? I would think that the difference would be negligible, but with this game, such an assumption could be foolish.

hibees70 · 08-09-2020, 03:06 AM

I platoon 100 Berra with Howard in one of my teams and at Diamond he slugged .895 .847 .854 .830.Another team has had one season of 98 Berra at Gold and he slugged 727 vs RHP.

Westheim · 08-09-2020, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

I can now make some tests on this...

Hitting .179 in 37 games in Gold!

If you don't have a blue contact rating, don't even show up. No wonder he's well under 100k as well.

Hollerado · 08-12-2020, 06:08 PM

Does anyone have a read on Legend Bench vs Legend Campanella in a vL half of a platoon? Roy's high power and low AvK is a little spooky but racoon man has Bench as a scrub in a limited sample size

2tango2 · 12-28-2020, 06:18 AM

I was searching for another post but came across this one......I had mentioned I was running a Yogi/Torre platoon....wow how things have changed in a few months

08-03-2020, 02:09 PM	#1
hibees70 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Edinburgh,Scotland Posts: 66	100 Bench or 100 Berra Obviously Berra hits better but does Bench's def make that much difference?

08-03-2020, 06:12 PM	#2
X3NEIZE All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 649	both..... one vs RHP, the other vs LHP, and I don't think Bench defense is much better than Berra's, at least when we translate that into actual defensive KPI's. __________________

08-04-2020, 03:08 PM	#4
2tango2 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: AZ Posts: 265	I'm running Berra/Torre. Another good split would be Elston Howard or Roy Campanella with Yogi __________________ PT21 PT22

08-06-2020, 01:21 AM	#6
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,093	I can now make some tests on this... Attached Images __________________ Portland Raccoons, 89 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

08-06-2020, 10:19 AM	#7
benderguy1 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 68	I can vouch for Elston Howard as a nice, inexpensive option. He's not going to win any batting awards, but thus far for me he hits in the .250 - .270 range so he's not going to be a complete dead spot in the lineup. He often finishes with a better CERA than Berra. This season for me, Elston is hitting .350 with a .378 OBP, I'm sure that will come back to earth some, but he's a solid backup for little investment (that is until the Yankees FOTF comes out, then expect to see him rocket into the 50-60K range -- I think I paid about 21K, his L7 right now is 25K). Also, he can sub in LF and 1B. He has a nice LF defensive rating (79). __________________ OOTP 21: FTP Team: FTP Theme Team:

08-04-2020, 01:14 PM	#3
bailey Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,315	The new guy on the block would be Joe Mauer. Just an example of why it doesn't pay to spend heavily on the first cards released.

08-06-2020, 09:59 PM	#9
EJ Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pacific NW, USA Posts: 145	On a side note, does anyone have data on whether Special Edition Berra (100) is better than Legend Berra (98)? I would think that the difference would be negligible, but with this game, such an assumption could be foolish.

08-09-2020, 03:06 AM	#10
hibees70 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Edinburgh,Scotland Posts: 66	I platoon 100 Berra with Howard in one of my teams and at Diamond he slugged .895 .847 .854 .830.Another team has had one season of 98 Berra at Gold and he slugged 727 vs RHP.

08-12-2020, 06:08 PM	#12
Hollerado Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 19	Does anyone have a read on Legend Bench vs Legend Campanella in a vL half of a platoon? Roy's high power and low AvK is a little spooky but racoon man has Bench as a scrub in a limited sample size

12-28-2020, 06:18 AM	#13
2tango2 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: AZ Posts: 265	I was searching for another post but came across this one......I had mentioned I was running a Yogi/Torre platoon....wow how things have changed in a few months __________________ PT21 PT22