Diamond Players

willat0660 · 03-07-2019, 06:07 PM

So, I'm in my 2nd season. Was in Bronze, moved up to Silver. I've got no diamond level players on my team, playing at a .371 clip right now, even though it's a better team than I had in Bronze. I've noticed that most of the teams I play have 6-8 diamond level players, so they are much better than me.

Now, what is the most cost effective way to get diamond players? Buy packs, and hope you get some, at 150:1 odds? Or save up for them, which takes a long, long time? I've accumulated about 6k at the moment. Anyone got a theory? (I know I could buy points)

atabakin · 03-07-2019, 06:14 PM

150:1 is per card, not per pack. So taking out the guaranteed bronze, you have five cards that could be anything else, so you should get a diamond once every 30 packs. When you're still in the early stages, you're better off buying players.

ripitback · 03-07-2019, 06:39 PM

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about diamond players early on. You can get a bunch of silver and gold players in the auction house for 6k that would make your team competitive.

willat0660 · 03-07-2019, 06:53 PM

Yeah, I've got two guys on the active roster that are in the high 50's. A catcher and a middle reliever. I go to replace them, but the problem is, one's hitting .299 and the other has a 3.32 ERA. They're doing better than most of the guys in the 70's and low 80's. You never know,

ripitback · 03-07-2019, 06:59 PM

Don't worry about the number rating on the card. Look at the ratings. Look closely at the split ratings. You may have players that are good vs left handers and others that are good vs right handers.

Bottom Of The Sixth · 03-08-2019, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ripitback

Don't worry about the number rating on the card. Look at the ratings. Look closely at the split ratings. .

Unless I am missing the boat, you can only look at split ratings if the player happens to be playing at your current league level.

If he is in a different league level, you don't have the option of seeing any splits or current stats.

In situations like that, you are basically "buying blind" and hoping for the best.

CrazyWR · 03-08-2019, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bottom Of The Sixth

Unless I am missing the boat, you can only look at split ratings if the player happens to be playing at your current league level.

If he is in a different league level, you don't have the option of seeing any splits or current stats.

In situations like that, you are basically "buying blind" and hoping for the best.

PLAYER DATABASE

One of the guys posted this a week or two ago. Bookmark it.

Russ1409 · 03-08-2019, 10:42 AM

Geez, I've been looking for something like this for months. Thanks CrazyWR (and original creator of the DB).

HRBaker · 03-08-2019, 10:51 AM

Remember this is the OOTP19 set. Either the OOTP Staff will release the OOTP20 set (per their current discussion) or someone will have to put a new list out.

Bottom Of The Sixth · 03-08-2019, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyWR

PLAYER DATABASE

One of the guys posted this a week or two ago. Bookmark it.

Thanks; first time I've seen anything like that .

Any idea if it can be easily converted to the 1-5 rating scale, as that is the rating scale I've been using for over 10 years?

03-07-2019, 06:07 PM	#1
willat0660 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 125	Diamond Players So, I'm in my 2nd season. Was in Bronze, moved up to Silver. I've got no diamond level players on my team, playing at a .371 clip right now, even though it's a better team than I had in Bronze. I've noticed that most of the teams I play have 6-8 diamond level players, so they are much better than me. Now, what is the most cost effective way to get diamond players? Buy packs, and hope you get some, at 150:1 odds? Or save up for them, which takes a long, long time? I've accumulated about 6k at the moment. Anyone got a theory? (I know I could buy points)

03-08-2019, 10:51 AM	#9
HRBaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,090	Remember this is the OOTP19 set. Either the OOTP Staff will release the OOTP20 set (per their current discussion) or someone will have to put a new list out. __________________

03-07-2019, 06:14 PM	#2
atabakin All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 762	150:1 is per card, not per pack. So taking out the guaranteed bronze, you have five cards that could be anything else, so you should get a diamond once every 30 packs. When you're still in the early stages, you're better off buying players.

03-07-2019, 06:39 PM	#3
ripitback Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 123	Honestly, I wouldn't worry about diamond players early on. You can get a bunch of silver and gold players in the auction house for 6k that would make your team competitive.

03-07-2019, 06:53 PM	#4
willat0660 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 125	Yeah, I've got two guys on the active roster that are in the high 50's. A catcher and a middle reliever. I go to replace them, but the problem is, one's hitting .299 and the other has a 3.32 ERA. They're doing better than most of the guys in the 70's and low 80's. You never know,

03-07-2019, 06:59 PM	#5
ripitback Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 123	Don't worry about the number rating on the card. Look at the ratings. Look closely at the split ratings. You may have players that are good vs left handers and others that are good vs right handers.

03-08-2019, 10:42 AM	#8
Russ1409 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 19	Geez, I've been looking for something like this for months. Thanks CrazyWR (and original creator of the DB).